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If you're wondering what the glyph are and which script they come from, see below:

Script: Arabic

Name: shin, Latin transcription: sh/š, Pronunciation: [ʃ]
Script: Armenian

Name: toh, Latin transcription: tʻ, Pronunciation: [tʻ]
Script: Avestan

Latin transcription: shha
Script: Coptic

Name: shai, Latin transcription: sh, Pronunciation: [ʃ]
Writing systems: Chinese, Japanese and Korean

Latin transcription: zì / ji / ja , Pronunciation: [tŝ] / [ʤi] / [ʤa], Meaning: character, letter, word
Script: Devanagari

Latin transcription: cha, Pronunciation: [cʰ]
Script: Fraktur

Name: uppercase g, Latin equivalent: G
Script: Greek

Name: Psi, Latin transcription: ps, Pronunciation: [ps]
Script: Gujarati

Latin transcription: ja, Pronunciation: [ʤə]
Script: Gurmukhi

Latin transcription: la, Pronunciation: [l]
Script: Hebrew

Name: alef, Latin transcription: ˒, Pronunciation: [ʔ/Ø]
Script: Irish Uncial

Latin equivalent: g
Script: Khmer

Latin transcription: tho
Writing systems: Chinese, Japanese and Korean

Latin transcription: shū, ka(ku)/sho, seo/sŏ , Pronunciation: [ʂu], [kaku/ʃo], [sʌ], Meaning: writing, book, to write, letter, document, script
Script: Korean (Hangeul)

Latin transcription: mal, Pronunciation: [mal], Meaning: language/speech
Script: Mongolian

Cyrillic: үгэ, Latin: üge, Meaning: word/speech
Script: Old English

Latin equivalent: Y
Script: Phoenician

Name: 'ālef, Latin transcription: ', Pronunciation: [ʔ]
Script: Sarati

Latin transcription: dh, Pronunciation: [ð]
Script: Syriac

Name: taw-alap, Latin transcription: ta, Pronunciation: [tʔ]
Script: Tagalog

Latin transcription: la, Pronunciation: [la]
Script: Tai Dam

Latin transcription: ng, Pronunciation: [ŋ]
Script: New Tai Lue

Latin transcription: a
Script: Telugu

Latin transcription: ī, Pronunciation: [iː]
Script: Tengwar

Name: Calma, Latin transcription: c
Script: Thai

Name: yo ying (ญ หญิง), Latin transcription: y/n, Pronunciation: [j/n]
Script: Tibetan

Latin transcription: smra, Pronunciation: [má], Meaning: to speak
Script: Ugaritic

Name: delta, Latin transcription: d
Script: Vietnamese

Description: a with a dipping-rising tone, Pronunciation: [ă]
Script: Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Meaning: writing
Script: Runic

Name: fehu, Latin transcription: f, Meaning: wealth
Script: Cyrillic

Name: Жэ / Žė, Latin transcription: ž, Pronunciation: [ʒ]
Script: Bengali

Latin transcription: ña, Pronunciation: [ɲɔ]
Script: Oriya

Latin transcription: bha, Pronunciation: [bʱɔ]
Script: Tamil

Latin transcription: i, Pronunciation: [i]
Script: Malayalam

Latin transcription: ā, Pronunciation: [aː]
Script: Georgian

Name: čar, Latin transcription: č, Pronunciation: [ʧʼ]
Script: Old Church Slavonic

Name: jęsŭ, Latin transcription: ję, Pronunciation: [iɛ̃]
Script: Balinese

Pronunciation: [ɟʱ, ɟ]
Script: Lontara

Latin transcription: ya, Pronunciation: [ja]
Script: Meroitic

Latin transcription: d
Script: Ethiopic

Latin transcription: ña, Pronunciation: [ɲa]
Script: Mandaic

Name: pa, Latin transcription: p
Script: Sabaean

Latin transcription: ṣ
Script: Etruscan

Latin transcription: th
Script: Glagolitic

Name: izhitsa, Latin transcription: ü
Script: Naxi Dongba script

Meaning: book/look
Script: Ranjana

Latin transcription: om
Script: Jurchen

Latin transcription: bithhe, Meaning: writing
Script: Tangut/Hsihsia
Script: Cherokee

Latin transcription: dla
Script: Carrier/Déné

Latin transcription: tṣi
Script: Kpelle

Latin transcription: gbɛ
Script: Loma

Latin transcription: sɛ
Script: Vertical English Character and Calligraphy (VEC)

Transliteration: Omniglot
Script: Harta

Transliteration: GG
Script: Proto-Sinaitic/Proto-Canaanite

Name: haw, Latin transcription: h

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What's that character on the scroll?

Script: Arabic

Script: Armenian

Script: Avestan

Script: Coptic

Writing systems: Chinese, Japanese and Korean

Script: Devanagari

Script: Fraktur

Script: Greek

Script: Gujarati

Script: Gurmukhi

Script: Hebrew

Script: Irish Uncial

Script: Khmer

Writing systems: Chinese, Japanese and Korean

Script: Korean (Hangeul)

Script: Mongolian

Script: Old English

Script: Phoenician

Script: Sarati

Script: Syriac

Script: Tagalog

Script: Tai Dam

Script: New Tai Lue

Script: Telugu

Script: Tengwar

Script: Thai

Script: Tibetan

Script: Ugaritic

Script: Vietnamese

Script: Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Script: Runic

Script: Cyrillic

Script: Bengali

Script: Oriya

Script: Tamil

Script: Malayalam

Script: Georgian

Script: Old Church Slavonic

Script: Balinese

Script: Lontara

Script: Meroitic

Script: Ethiopic

Script: Mandaic

Script: Sabaean

Script: Etruscan

Script: Glagolitic

Script: Naxi Dongba script

Script: Ranjana

Script: Jurchen

Script: Tangut/Hsihsia

Script: Cherokee

Script: Carrier/Déné

Script: Kpelle

Script: Loma

Script: Vertical English Character and Calligraphy (VEC)

Script: Harta

Script: Proto-Sinaitic/Proto-Canaanite