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How to recognize Greek

Greek is one of 6 languages in Grafle's Independent Scripts group. Here's what it looks like, where you'll see it on signs, and how to tell it apart from its lookalikes.

Spot it fast

Letters you know from math class: λ, π, Σ, Ω, Δ — lowercase α, ε, ι everywhere.

What Greek looks like

Όλοι οι άνθρωποι γεννιούνται ελεύθεροι και ίσοι.

Η Αθήνα είναι μια αρχαία πόλη.

Η γνώση είναι δύναμη.

Independent Scripts scripts: One-of-a-kind alphabets that fit no larger family: Greek, Hebrew, Georgian, Armenian, Ethiopic, Thaana.

Where you'll see it on signs

Greece
Cyprus

Easy to confuse with

Georgian — Greek has familiar math-class letters (α, λ, π) and capitals; Georgian is all one height with curling vines.
Hebrew — Greek reads left-to-right with α, ε, ι everywhere; Hebrew reads right-to-left with square, separate letters.