The Script Encoding Initiative (SEI) advances the digitization of the world’s writing systems, from ancient inscriptions to newly invented alphabets. SEI offers technical guidance and produces research on scripts, standards, and society in today’s digital world.
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Symbolism and Ephemera: Exploring Usage of the Kulitan Script of the Philippines
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Dispatches from the Worlds of Digital Text
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Encoded Erasure: Online Name Misrepresentation through the History of Unicode
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SEI in 2026: Scripts, Strategies, and Open Questions
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Interview with Toral Cowieson, Unicode Consortium CEO
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Designing a Maya Hieroglyphs Typeface
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“Character Building” at the Computer History Museum
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Introducing the 2025-26 Research Fellows
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The West African Forest of Symbols
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From Icons to Identities
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