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Front Matter
Tengwar (Tolkien)
Fictional script designed by J.R.R.
Fictional script designed by J.R.R. Tolkien in the 1930s for his constructed languages Quenya and Sindarin. A sophisticated featural script based on real phonological principles — reflecting Tolkien's background as a professional linguist. The title of The Lord of the Rings cover is written in Tengwar. Actively used worldwide by fans: engraving Tengwar on wedding rings and tattoos has become fashionable. It gained mainstream recognition through Peter Jackson's film adaptations.
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The Letters
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Unicode
Total signs36
Unicode Blocks
Not in Unicode
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Glyph evolution
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Reading Mechanics
Direction · Method↔
Direction
Left to Right (LTR)
좌→우 (LTR)
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System
Abugida
⌨
Input method
Direct Unicode input
Keyboard layout
Standard IME · input chart
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The Lineage
Family · DescendantsPhylogeny
Descendants of hieroglyphs
Phylogeny
Related scripts
Ancestors · Descendants · Family
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