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The Complete Alphabets ClipArt gallery offers 53 illustrations of complete character sets for several alphabet and language types, including sign language, braille, Russian, Greek, Hebrew, English, Arabic, Hieroglyphics, and more.

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Development of the alphabet.

Alphabet

Development of the alphabet.

Alphabet by Fr. Thiersch.

Alphabet by Fr. Thiersch

Alphabet by Fr. Thiersch.

Leading alphabet of antiquity. Included is Punic (Western Semitic from Carthage, North Africa - now extinct), Pelasgian (a form of Greek), Phoenician (Northern Semitic language), Ancient Hebraic or Samaritan (an ancient group closely related to Semitics), and Greek.

Alphabet of Antiquity

Leading alphabet of antiquity. Included is Punic (Western Semitic from Carthage, North Africa - now…

The full signed language for the deaf or mutes.

Complete Signed Alphabet

The full signed language for the deaf or mutes.

The complete runic alphabet.

Runic Alphabet

The complete runic alphabet.

Hebrew and Greek Alphabets.

Alphabets

Hebrew and Greek Alphabets.

An illustration of Hebrew, Greek, Phoenician, and English alphabets.

Alphabets

An illustration of Hebrew, Greek, Phoenician, and English alphabets.

Braille Alphabet

Braille Alphabet

Braille Alphabet

"The upright single-stroke "commercial gothic" letter is a standard for titles, reference letters, etc. In the proportion of width to height the general rule is that the smaller the letters the more extended their width should be. A low extended letter is more legible than a high compressed one and at the same time makes a better appearance." —French, 1911

Upright Single Stroke Capitals

"The upright single-stroke "commercial gothic" letter is a standard for titles, reference letters, etc.…

Cyrillic and Russian Alphabets

Cyrillic and Russian

Cyrillic and Russian Alphabets

A full alphabet and numbers of inclined caps with stroke order.

Inclined Capital Full Alphabet

A full alphabet and numbers of inclined caps with stroke order.

"It is the minuscule or lower case letter reduced to its lowest terms, omitting all unnecessary hooks and appendages. It is very legible and effective, and after its swing has been mastered can be made very rapidly." —French, 1911

Reinhardt Letter Full Alphabet

"It is the minuscule or lower case letter reduced to its lowest terms, omitting all unnecessary hooks…

Gothic uncial alphabet, 1349, St. Margaret's, King's Lynn, England.

Gothic Uncial Alphabet

Gothic uncial alphabet, 1349, St. Margaret's, King's Lynn, England.

Gothic uncial alphabet, 14th century.

Gothic Uncial Alphabet

Gothic uncial alphabet, 14th century.

The Greek Alphabet.

Greek Alphabet

The Greek Alphabet.

The Hebrew Alphabet.

Hebrew Alphabet

The Hebrew Alphabet.

The hieroglyphic alphabet.

Heiroglyphics

The hieroglyphic alphabet.

A comparative table of hieroglyphics and ancient alphabet characters.

Hieroglyphics vs Ancient Language

A comparative table of hieroglyphics and ancient alphabet characters.

Commercial Gothic letters with stroke order.

Commercial Gothic Letters

Commercial Gothic letters with stroke order.

"The single stroke inclined letter made to a slope of between 60 and 70 degrees is preferred by perhaps a majority of draftsman. The order and direction of strokes for the capitals of this form will be the same as in the upright form, but these letters are usually not extended." —French, 1911

Inclined Capital Letters

"The single stroke inclined letter made to a slope of between 60 and 70 degrees is preferred by perhaps…

Moon Alphabet for the blind

Moon Alphabet

Moon Alphabet for the blind

Naval signalling code.

Naval signalling

Naval signalling code.

Norsemen alphabet.

Norsemen

Norsemen alphabet.

Old English lowercase letters from the tomb of Richard II, Westminster Abbey, about 1400.

Lowercase Old English

Old English lowercase letters from the tomb of Richard II, Westminster Abbey, about 1400.

Old German letters, 1467.

Old German Alphabet

Old German letters, 1467.

Old German letters.

Old German Alphabet

Old German letters.

The one-handed sign language alphabet.

One-handed Alphabet

The one-handed sign language alphabet.

"In the inclined style the 2 to 5 direction lines should be drawn until one has become very proficient in keeping the lines to a uniform slant. The snap and swing of professional work is due largely to two things; keeping the letters full, and close together, and of uniform slope. beinners" — French, 1911

Inclined Capitals Practice Strokes

"In the inclined style the 2 to 5 direction lines should be drawn until one has become very proficient…

Roman Renaissance uppercase alphabet, 1547, specimen beek of John of Yciar, Durango, Biscaya.

Roman Renaissance Alphabet

Roman Renaissance uppercase alphabet, 1547, specimen beek of John of Yciar, Durango, Biscaya.

Roman Renaissance lowercase alphabet, 1553, specimen book of Wolfgang Fugger, Nurenberg.

Roman Renaissance Alphabet

Roman Renaissance lowercase alphabet, 1553, specimen book of Wolfgang Fugger, Nurenberg.

Alphabet, beginning of the 8th century, Saint Cuthbert's evangeliarium, British Museum.

Romanesque Alphabet

Alphabet, beginning of the 8th century, Saint Cuthbert's evangeliarium, British Museum.

Alphabet, 10th century, British Museum.

Romanesque Alphabet

Alphabet, 10th century, British Museum.

Schwabach alphabet, upper and lowercase.

Schwabach Alphabet

Schwabach alphabet, upper and lowercase.

The complete alphabet of the Boy Scouts' signal code.

Scouts' Signals

The complete alphabet of the Boy Scouts' signal code.

Beale's shorthand alphabet, based on the phonetic principle.

Beale's system of shorthand

Beale's shorthand alphabet, based on the phonetic principle.

Byrom's shorthand alphabet, based on the orthographic principle.

Byrom's system of shorthand

Byrom's shorthand alphabet, based on the orthographic principle.

Calendar's shorthand alphabet, based on the orthographic principle.

Calendar's system of shorthand

Calendar's shorthand alphabet, based on the orthographic principle.

Everett's shorthand alphabet, based on the phonetic principle.

Everett's system of shorthand

Everett's shorthand alphabet, based on the phonetic principle.

Gurney's shorthand alphabet, based on the orthographic principle.

Gurney's system of shorthand

Gurney's shorthand alphabet, based on the orthographic principle.

Janes' shorthand alphabet, based on the phonetic principle.

Janes' system of shorthand

Janes' shorthand alphabet, based on the phonetic principle.

Lyle's shorthand alphabet, based on the phonetic principle.

Lyle's system of shorthand

Lyle's shorthand alphabet, based on the phonetic principle.

Pitman's shorthand alphabet, based on the phonetic principle.

Pitman's system of shorthand

Pitman's shorthand alphabet, based on the phonetic principle.

Pocknell's shorthand alphabet, based on the phonetic principle.

Pocknell's system of shorthand

Pocknell's shorthand alphabet, based on the phonetic principle.

Rich's shorthand alphabet, based on the orthographic principle.

Rich's system of shorthand

Rich's shorthand alphabet, based on the orthographic principle.

Taylor's shorthand alphabet, based on the orthographic principle.

Taylor's system of shorthand

Taylor's shorthand alphabet, based on the orthographic principle.

Towndrow's shorthand alphabet, based on the phonetic principle.

Towndrow's system of shorthand

Towndrow's shorthand alphabet, based on the phonetic principle.

Willis' shorthand alphabet, based on the orthographic principle.

Willis system of shorthand

Willis' shorthand alphabet, based on the orthographic principle.

The complete alphabet of signaling flags.

Signaling Flags

The complete alphabet of signaling flags.

In this chart of single stroke letters, the capitals are arranged in "family order," first the straight letters, then slant line and curved letters. Each letter is shown in a square, so that the proportion of its width to height may be easily learned. In this style many of the letters just about fill the square. The arrows and figures give the order and direction of strokes, which must be learned for each letter, Vertical strokes are all made downward and horizontal strokes from left to right.

Single Stroke Inclined Capitals

In this chart of single stroke letters, the capitals are arranged in "family order," first the straight…

Words lettered in lower case or "small" letters are easier to read than when made in capital letters. These letters are made with bodies two-thirds the height of the capitals, the ascenders (b, d, f, etc.) extending up to the cap line and the descenders (g, p, q, etc.) dropping the same distance below.

Single Stroke Inclined Lower Case Letters

Words lettered in lower case or "small" letters are easier to read than when made in capital letters.…

In this chart of single stroke letters, the capitals are arranged in "family order," first the straight letters, then slant line and curved letters. Each letter is shown in a square, so that the proportion of its width to height may be easily learned. In this style many of the letters just about fill the square. The arrows and figures give the order and direction of strokes, which must be learned for each letter, Vertical strokes are all made downward and horizontal strokes from left to right.

Single Stroke Vertical Capitals

In this chart of single stroke letters, the capitals are arranged in "family order," first the straight…

Words lettered in lower case or "small" letters are easier to read than when made in capital letters. These letters are made with bodies two-thirds the height of the capitals, the ascenders (b, d, f, etc.) extending up to the cap line and the descenders (g, p, q, etc.) dropping the same distance below.

Single Stroke Vertical Lower Case Letters

Words lettered in lower case or "small" letters are easier to read than when made in capital letters.…

The two-handed sign language alphabet.

Two-handed Alphabet

The two-handed sign language alphabet.