Georgian uses the Mkhedruli script in modern everyday writing. Mkhedruli is the contemporary Georgian alphabet and is used for books, newspapers, signs, websites, and official documents.
Georgian writing has a long history and is commonly discussed through three scripts: Asomtavruli, Nuskhuri, and Mkhedruli. The first two remain important in historical and religious contexts, while Mkhedruli became the standard script for general modern use. Georgian script has a distinctive rounded appearance and is not based on the Latin or Cyrillic alphabets.
Georgian is the principal language of Georgia and belongs to the Kartvelian, or South Caucasian, language family. It is therefore unrelated to Armenian, Azerbaijani, and Russian despite being spoken in the same broad region. Georgian has its own grammatical structure and a rich tradition of literature, including the medieval epic “The Knight in the Panther’s Skin.”