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The Latin script, also known as the Roman script, is the writing system originally developed by the ancient Romans to write the Latin language. It has since become the most widely used writing system in the world, employed for various languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and many others.
World map below shows countries that use the Latin script.
The Latin script evolved from the ancient Etruscan script, which was used by the Etruscan civilization in what is now modern-day Italy. Over time, the Romans adapted and modified the Etruscan script to create the Latin script, which they used to write the Latin language. The Latin alphabet was further refined and standardized during the Roman Empire.
The Latin script then spread widely throughout Europe and then the world.
Other writing systems of the world
There are several hundred to over a thousand different writing systems that have been used or are still in use. Below, you can see other well-known and widely used writing systems.
The Middle East and southeast Asia have an exceptional variety of writing systems.
The Turkey is literally surrounded by six different forms of scripts. Turkeys neighbors Bulgaria, Greece, Armenia, Georgia, Syria, and Azerbaijan are using Cyrillic (български), Greek (ελληνικά), Armenian (Հայոց գրեր), Georgian (მხედრული), Arabic (فارسی) and Latin (Azərbaycan dili) scripts.
China is surrounded by a few as well: Russia (Русский язык), Pakistan (اردو), Nepal (देव नागरी), Bhutan (བོད་སྐད), Laos (ອັກສອນລາວ), Vietnam (tiếng việt), Korea (한글), Japan (ひらがな, カタカナ). Of these, only one country (Vietnam) has the Latin script.
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