Orthography

Romanian is a Romance language written using an extended form of the Latin alphabet. It evolved from Latin spoken in the Eastern Roman Empire and has preserved both classical Latin roots and Slavic influences, resulting in a uniquely balanced phonetic system.

Unlike standard Latin alphabets, Romanian includes diacritical characters such as ă, â, î, ș, ț. These marks are not decorative but represent distinct vowel and consonant sounds, making the writing system closely tied to pronunciation.

Icelandic is a modern North Germanic language written using an extended form of the Latin alphabet. It evolved from Old Norse and has preserved several unique characters that are no longer found in most other Latin-based writing systems, making it one of the most distinctive alphabetic systems in Europe.