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Hello everyone, in this lesson we will see how to write numerals in different languages and writing systems. Feel free to complete this wiki page if you think it can be improved.

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South Asian, Southeast Asian, West Asian, European[edit | edit source]

This type of numeral systems are called “Hindu-Arabic”, originated from India in the 6th-7th century. Each note represents a value in a place. Its advantage is combining the positional system and decimal numeral system, which suits the decimal representation and ability to represent large numbers. It also doesn't require memorisation of many notes.

Visit Punctuation of many languages to see decimal separators and digit grouping symbols.

Adlam 𞥐 𞥑 𞥒 𞥓 𞥔 𞥕 𞥖 𞥗 𞥘 𞥙
Arabic ٠ ١ ٢ ٣ ٤ ٥ ٦ ٧ ٨ ٩
Balinese
Bengali
Bhaiksuki 𑱐 𑱑 𑱒 𑱓 𑱔 𑱕 𑱖 𑱗 𑱘 𑱙
Brahmi 𑁦 𑁧 𑁨 𑁩 𑁪 𑁫 𑁬 𑁭 𑁮 𑁯
Burmese
Chamka 𑄶 𑄷 𑄸 𑄹 𑄺 𑄻 𑄼 𑄽 𑄾 𑄿
Cham
Devanagari
Dives Akuru 𑥐 𑥑 𑥒 𑥓 𑥔 𑥕 𑥖 𑥗 𑥘 𑥙
Eastern Nagari
European 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Gujarati
Gunjala Gondi 𑶠 𑶡 𑶢 𑶣 𑶤 𑶥 𑶦 𑶧 𑶨 𑶩
Gurmukhi
Hanifi Rohingya 𐴰 𐴱 𐴲 𐴳 𐴴 𐴵 𐴶 𐴷 𐴸 𐴹
Javanese
Kannada
Kawi 𑽐 𑽑 𑽒 𑽓 𑽔 𑽕 𑽖 𑽗 𑽘 𑽙
Kayah Li
Khmer
Khudawadi 𑋰 𑋱 𑋲 𑋳 𑋴 𑋵 𑋶 𑋷 𑋸 𑋹
Lao
Lepcha
Limbu
Malayalam
Masaram Gondi 𑵐 𑵑 𑵒 𑵓 𑵔 𑵕 𑵖 𑵗 𑵘 𑵙
Meetei Mayek
Modi 𑙐 𑙑 𑙒 𑙓 𑙔 𑙕 𑙖 𑙗 𑙘 𑙙
Mongolian
Mro 𖩠 𖩡 𖩢 𖩣 𖩤 𖩥 𖩦 𖩧 𖩨 𖩩
Nag Mundari 𞓰 𞓱 𞓲 𞓳 𞓴 𞓵 𞓶 𞓷 𞓸 𞓹
New Tai Lue

common

Tham

Newa 𑑐 𑑑 𑑒 𑑓 𑑔 𑑕 𑑖 𑑗 𑑘 𑑙
N'ko ߀ ߁ ߂ ߃ ߄ ߅ ߆ ߇ ߈ ߉
Nyakeng Puachue Hmong 𞅀 𞅁 𞅂 𞅃 𞅄 𞅅 𞅆 𞅇 𞅈 𞅉
Ol Chiki
Oriya
Osmanya 𐒠 𐒡 𐒢 𐒣 𐒤 𐒥 𐒦 𐒧 𐒨 𐒩
Pahawh Hmong 𖭐 𖭑 𖭒 𖭓 𖭔 𖭕 𖭖 𖭗 𖭘 𖭙
Persian ۰ ۱ ۲ ۳ ۴ ۵ ۶ ۷ ۸ ۹
Saurashtra
Shan
Sharada 𑇐 𑇑 𑇒 𑇓 𑇔 𑇕 𑇖 𑇗 𑇘 𑇙
Sinhala 𑇡 𑇢 𑇣 𑇤 𑇥 𑇦 𑇧 𑇨 𑇩
Sora Sompeng 𑃰 𑃱 𑃲 𑃳 𑃴 𑃵 𑃶 𑃷 𑃸 𑃹
Sundanese
Tai Laing
Tai Tham
Tai Tham Hora
Takri 𑛀 𑛁 𑛂 𑛃 𑛄 𑛅 𑛆 𑛇 𑛈 𑛉
Tamil
Tangsa 𖫀 𖫁 𖫂 𖫃 𖫄 𖫅 𖫆 𖫇 𖫈 𖫉
Telugu
Tibetan
Tirhuta 𑓐 𑓑 𑓒 𑓓 𑓔 𑓕 𑓖 𑓗 𑓘 𑓙
Thai
Vai
Wancho 𞋰 𞋱 𞋲 𞋳 𞋴 𞋵 𞋶 𞋷 𞋸 𞋹
Warang Citi 𑣠 𑣡 𑣢 𑣣 𑣤 𑣥 𑣦 𑣧 𑣨 𑣩

European, North African, West Asian[edit | edit source]

In this type of numeral systems, each note represents a value. The largest value is written first, second largest next, and so on. Multipliers added to some notes also exist in some systems.

Aegean Anatolian Arabic Armenian Attic Coptic Cyrillic Egyptian Etruscan Ge'ez Georgian Glagolitic Greek Hatran Hebrew Latin Meroitic Cursive Nabataean Old Hungarian Old Italic Old North Arabian Old Persian Old Sogdian Old South Arabian Ottoman Siyaq Palmyrene Phoenician Psalter Pahlavi Rumi Sogdian
1 𐄇 𔖭 ا Ա Ι А 𓏺 𐌠 Α 𐣻 א‎ 1 I 𐧀 𐢧 𐳺 𐌠 𐪝 𐏑 𐼝 𐩽 𞴁 𐡹 𐤖 𐮩 𐹠 𐽑 1
2 𐄈 𔖳 ب

common

پ

Persian

Բ В 𓏻 Β ב‎ 2 𐧁 𐢨 𐏒 𐼞 𞴂

𞴯

𐡺 𐤚 𐮪 𐹡 2
3 𐄉 𔖸 ج

common

چ

Persian

Գ Г 𓏼 Γ ג 3 𐧂 𐢩 𐼟 𞴃

𞴰

𐡻 𐤛 𐮫 𐹢 3
4 𐄊 𔖻 د Դ Д 𓏽 Δ ד 4 𐧃 𐢪

𐢫

𐼠 𞴄

𞴱

𐡼 𐮬 𐹣 4
5 𐄋 𔖼 ه Ե Π Є

Е

𓏾

𓐃

𐌡 Ε 𐣼 ה‎ 5 V 𐧄 𐢬 𐳻 𐌡 𐼡

𞴲

𐡽 𐹤 5
6 𐄌 و Զ Ѕ

𓏿 Ϛ

Ϝ

ו 6 𐧅 𞴆

𞴳

𐹥 6
7 𐄍 ز

common

ژ

Persian

Է З

𓐀 Ζ ז 7 𐧆 𞴇

𞴴

𐹦 7
8 𐄎 𔖽 ح Ը И 𓐁 Η ח 8 𐧇 𞴈

𞴵

𐹧 8
9 𐄏 𔖿 ط Թ Ѳ 𓐂 Θ ט 9 𐧈 𞴉

𞴶

𐹨 9
10 𐄐 𔗁 ي Ժ Δ І

Ї

𓎆 𐌢

Ι 𐣽 י 10 X 𐧉 𐳼 𐌢 𐪞 𐏓 𐼢 𞴊

𞴷

𐡾 𐤗 𐮭 𐹩 𐽒 10
20 𐄑 ك

common

گ

Persian

Ի К 𓎇

𓎏

Κ כ

ך

20 𐧊 𐪟 𐏔 𐼣 𞴋 𐡿 𐤘 𐮮 𐹪 𐽓 20
30 𐄒 ل Լ Л 𓎈

𓎐

Λ ל 30 𐧋 𐼤 𞴌 𐹫 30
40 𐄓 م Խ М 𓎉

𓎑

Μ מ

ם‎

40 𐧌 𞴍 𐹬 40
50 𐄔 ن Ծ 𐅄 Н 𓎊

𓎒

𐌣 Ν 𐣾 נ

ן

50 L 𐧍 𐢭 𐳽 𐌣 𐩾 𞴎 𐹭 50
60 𐄕 س Կ Ѯ

Ч

𓎋 Ξ ס‎ 60 𐧎 𐢮 𞴏 𐹮 60
70 𐄖 ع Հ Ѻ

О

𓎌 Ο ע 70 𐧏 𞴐 𐹯 70
80 𐄗 ف Ձ П 𓎍 Π פ

ף

80 𞴑 𐹰 80
90 𐄘 ص Ղ Ϥ Ч

Ҁ

𓎎 Ϟ

Ϙ

צ

ץ

90 𞴒 𐹱 90
100 𐄙 𔗃 ق Ճ Η Р 𓍢 𐌟 Ρ 𐣿 ק 100 C 𐧒 𐢯 𐳾 𐏕 𐼥 𞴓 𐤙 𐮯 𐹲 𐽔 100
200 𐄚 ر Մ С 𓍣 Σ ר 200 𐧓 𞴔 𐹳 200
300 𐄛 ش Յ Т 𓍤 Τ ש 300 𐧔 𞴕 𐹴 300
400 𐄜 ت Ն У

Ѵ

𓍥

Υ ת 400 𐧕 𞴖

𞴸

𐹴 400
500 𐄝 ث Շ Ф 𓍦

𓍫

Φ ך 500 D 𐧖 𞴗 𐹴 500
600 𐄞 خ Ո Х 𓍧 Χ ם 600 𐧗 𞴘

𞴹

𐹷 600
700 𐄟 ذ Չ Ѱ 𓍨 Ψ ן 700 𐧘 𞴙 𐹸 700
800 𐄠 ض Պ Ѡ

Ѿ

𓍩 Ω ף 800 𐧙 𞴚 𐹹 800
900 𐄡 ظ Ջ Ц

Ѧ

𓍪 Ϡ

Ͳ

ץ 900 𐧚 𞴛 𐹺 900
1000 𐄢 𔗄 غ Ռ Χ 𓆼 1000 M 𐧛 𐳿 𞴜 𐹻 1000
2000 𐄣 Ս 𓆽 2000 𐧜 𞴝

𞴺

𐹼 2000
3000 𐄤 Ս 𓆾 3000 𐧝 𞴞 𐹽 3000
4000 𐄥 Տ 𓆿 4000 𐧞 𞴟 𐹾 4000
5000 𐄦 Ր 𐅆 𓇀 5000 𐧟 𞴠 5000
6000 𐄧 Ց 𓇁

6000 𐧠 𞴡 6000
7000 𐄨 Ւ 𓇂 7000 𐧡 𞴢 7000
8000 𐄩 Փ 𓇃 8000 𐧢 𞴣 8000
9000 𐄪 Ք 𓇄 9000 𐧣 𞴤 9000
10000 𐄫 Μ 𓂭 10000 𐧤 𞴥

𞴻

10000
20000 𐄬 𓂮 20000 𐧥 𞴦 20000
30000 𐄭 𓂯 30000 𐧦 𞴧 30000
40000 𐄮 𓂰 40000 𐧧 𞴨 40000
50000 𐄯 𐅇 𓂱

𓂶

50000 𐧨 𞴩 50000
60000 𐄰 𓂲 60000 𐧨 𞴪 60000
70000 𐄱 𓂳 70000 𐧪 𞴫 70000
80000 𐄲 𓂴 80000 𐧫 𞴬 80000
90000 𐄳 𓂵 90000 𐧬 𞴭 90000
100000 100000 𐧭 100000
200000 200000 𐧮 200000
300000 300000 𐧯 300000
400000 400000 𐧰 400000
500000 500000 𐧱 500000
600000 600000 𐧲 600000
700000 700000 𐧳 700000
800000 800000 𐧴 800000
900000 900000 𐧵 900000
Armenian Cyrillic Ge'ez Hebrew
×10
×100
×1000 ҂ '
×10000  ⃝
×100000  ҈
×1000000  ҉
×10000000  ꙰
×100000000  ꙱
×1000000000  ꙲

East Asian[edit | edit source]

In this type of writing systems, numbers are represented in the language itself.

The current scale is called “myriad scale”, which treats “myriad” as a higher unit.

Chinese Japanese Korean
0 〇(ㄌㄧㄥˊ) 〇(れい) 〇 (령)
1 一(ㄧ) 一(いち) 一 (일)
2 二(ㄦˋ) 二(に) 二 (이)
3 三(ㄙㄢ) 三(さん) 三 (삼)
4 四(ㄙˋ) 四(し) 四 (사)
5 五(ㄨˇ) 五(ご) 五 (오)
6 六(ㄌㄧㄡˋ) 六(ろく) 六 (륙)
7 七(ㄑㄧ) 七(しち) 七 (칠)
8 八(ㄅㄚ) 八(はち) 八 (팔)
9 九(ㄐㄧㄡˇ) 九(きゅう) 九 (규)
10

×10

十(ㄕˊ) 十(じゅう) 十 (십)
100

×100

百(ㄅㄞˇ) 百(ひゃく) 百 (백)
1000

×1000

千(ㄑㄧㄢ) 千(せん) 千 (천)
×100001 萬/万(ㄨㄢˋ) 万(まん) 萬 (만)
×100002 億/亿(ㄧˋ) 億(お​く) 億 (억)
×100003 兆(ㄓㄠˋ) 兆(ちょう) 兆 (조)
×100004 京(ㄐㄧㄥ) 京(けい) 京 (경)
×100005 垓(ㄍㄞ) 垓(がい) 垓 (해)
×100006 秭(ㄗˇ) 秭(し) 秭 (자)
×100007 穰(ㄖㄤˊ) 穰(じょう) 穰 (양)
×100008 溝/沟(ㄍㄡ) 溝(こう) 溝 (구)
×100009 澗/涧(ㄐㄧㄢˋ) 澗(かん) 澗 (간)
×1000010 正(ㄓㄥˋ) 正(せい) 正 (정)
×1000011 載/载(ㄗㄞˋ) 載(さい) 載 (재)
×1000012 極/极(ㄐㄧˊ) 極(ご​く) 極 (극)
×1000013 恆河沙/恒河沙(ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄚ) 恒河沙(ごうが​しゃ) 恒河沙 (항하사)
×1000014 阿僧祇(ㄚ ㄙㄥ ㄑㄧˊ) 阿僧祇(あそうぎ) 阿僧祇 (아승기)
×1000015 那由他(ㄋㄚˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄚ) 那由他(なゆた) 那由他 (나유타)
×1000016 不可思議/不可思议(ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄙ ㄧˋ) 不可思議(ふか​しぎ) 不可思議 (불가사의)
×1000017 無量大數/无量大数(ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄨˋ) 無量大数(むりょうたいすう) 無量大數 (무량대수)

American[edit | edit source]

In these writing systems, each number is represented by a note and vigesimal is adopted.

Kaktovik Mayan
0, 20, … 𝋀 𝋠
1, 40, … 𝋁 𝋡
2, 60, … 𝋂 𝋢
3, 80, … 𝋃 𝋣
4, 100, … 𝋄 𝋤
5, 120, … 𝋅 𝋥
6, 140, … 𝋆 𝋦
7, 160, … 𝋇 𝋧
8, 180, … 𝋈 𝋨
9, 200, … 𝋉 𝋩
10, 220, … 𝋊 𝋪
11, 240, … 𝋋 𝋫
12, 260, … 𝋌 𝋬
13, 280, … 𝋍 𝋭
14, 300, … 𝋎 𝋮
15, 320, … 𝋏 𝋯
16, 340, … 𝋐 𝋰
17, 360, … 𝋑 𝋱
18, 380, … 𝋒 𝋲
19, 400, … 𝋓 𝋳

Mesopotamian[edit | edit source]

This is the earliest numeral system. It adopts sexagesimal, which is represented by “1” and “10”.

1, 60, … 𒐕
2, 120, … 𒐖
3, 180, … 𒐈
4, 240, … 𒐉
5, 300, … 𒐊
6, 360, … 𒐋
7, 420, … 𒐌
8, 480, … 𒐍
9, 540, … 𒐎
10, 600, … 𒌋
20, 1200, … 𒎙
30, 1800, … 𒌍
40, 2400, … 𒐏
50, 3000, … 𒐐

Tally Marks[edit | edit source]

Most of Europe, Anglosphere 320px-Tally_marks.svg.png
Francosphere, Hispanosphere, Lusosphere 320px-Tally_marks_2.svg.png
Sinosphere 320px-Tally_marks_3.svg.png

Counting Rods[edit | edit source]

This is used for basic computation.

1, 100, … 𝍠
2, 200, … 𝍡
3, 300, … 𝍢
4, 400, … 𝍣
5, 500, … 𝍤
6, 600, … 𝍥
7, 700, … 𝍦
8, 800, … 𝍧
9, 900, … 𝍨
10, 1000, … 𝍩
20, 2000, … 𝍪
30, 3000, … 𝍫
40, 4000, … 𝍬
50, 5000, … 𝍭
60, 6000, … 𝍮
70, 7000, … 𝍯
80, 8000, … 𝍰
90, 9000, … 𝍱

Gestures[edit | edit source]

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