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Variable

( a writing direction )

Not all scripts have a definite writing directions, and so each writer chooses what direction to use. For some scripts there is no standard at all, while for others the writer can choose between a limited number of directions.

The following scripts use this writing direction.

 Name  Type  Family
  Berber script       Abjad       Northern semitic script family
  Carian       Alphabet    
  Futhark       Alphabet       Greek script family
  Himyarite       Abjad       Southern semitic script family
  Hittite hieroglyphics       Logosyllabary    
  Mangyan       Abugida       Insular scripts of South-East Asia

Lars Marius Garshol, Ontopian.