Complex Script Rendering

If you like alphabets and the arcane rules that go with them, you'll love this page: Examples of Complex Script Rendering. For example I had never heard of "vowel reordering and splitting" which is apparently common in Indic scripts.

I really love alphabets, for some reason. I especially like ones that modify the shape of their letters based on context, like this example from Tamil:

It's just so beautiful. Mongolian is another beautiful language. I love the contrast of vertical lines and diagonal slashes.

Challenges in Publishing with Non-Roman Scripts is a page on the same site that discusses issues that go beyond merely laying out letters within words. It deals with page-level layout, footnotes, hyphenation, handling of sacred texts, etc.