List of shorthand systems

This is a list of shorthands, both modern and ancient. Currently, only one shorthand (Duployan) has been given an ISO code, in preparation for inclusion in the Unicode Standard, although the Tironian et has already been included in Unicode.

Script name ISO 15924 Year created Creator Primary languages Notes
Abbreviated Longhand[1] 1908 Angus Weaver English Short forms based around longhand writing.
Abbreviatrix 1945 William Paul Mishkin
Aimé Paris Shorthand[2] 1820 Aimé Paris French
Alpha Hand[3]
AgiliWriting[4]
Bezenšek Shorthand[5] 1923 Anton Bezenšek Bulgarian
Boyd's Syllabic Shorthand[6] 1903 Robert Boyd English
Brachygraphie (Folkingham)[7] 1622 William Folkingham English
Brachygraphy (Bales)[8] 1590 Peter Bales English
Brachygraphy (Dix)[9] 1641 Henry Dix English
Brachygraphy (Shelton)[10] 1672 Samuel Shelton English Based on Thomas Shelton's Tachygraphy from whom he first learned shorthand.
Burmese Shorthand 1952 Zwe Ohn Chein Burmese
Burnz' Fonic Shorthand 1896 Eliza Boardman Burnz English
Carissimi Shorthand[11] 1940 Juan Antonio Carissimi Spanish
Caton Scientific Shorthand[12][13] Thomas Jasper Caton
Century 21 Shorthand[14]
Characterie[15] 1588 Timothy Bright English
Conen de Prépean Shorthand[16] 1813 Louis Félix Conen de Prépean French
Coulon de Thévenot Shorthand[17] 1776 Jean Coulon de Thévenot French
Current Shorthand[18] 1892 Henry Sweet English
Cursive Shorthand[19] 1889 Hugh Longbourne Callendar English
Dacomb Shorthand[20] 1934 Beatrice Eliza Dacomb English
Dement's Aristography[21] 1896 Isaac Strange Dement
Deutsche Einheitskurzschrift[22] 1924 German Used in Germany.
Duployé Shorthand[23] Dupl 755 1868 Émile Duployé French, Romanian, English, Chinook Jargon
Dutton Speedwords[24] 1922 Reginald J. G. Dutton English, French, German, Latin Intended as an International auxiliary language
EasyScript Speed Writing[25]
Eclectic Shorthand[26] 1878 J.G. Cross English
Edmond Willis's Shorthand[27] 1627 Edmond Willis English
Faulmann Shorthand[28] 1875 Carl Faulmann German
Forkner shorthand[29] 1952 Hamden L. Forkner English
Gabelsberger shorthand[30] 1817 (approx.) Franz Xaver Gabelsberger German
Graham shorthand[31]
Gregg Shorthand[32] 1888 John Robert Gregg English, Esperanto, French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish
Gregg Computer Shorthand /
Productivity Plus[33]
Groote[34] 1899 Arnold Willem Groote Dutch Used in the Netherlands
Herout-Mikulík[35] Alois Herout and Svojmír Mikulík Czech Used in the Czech parliament.
Hy-Speed Longhand[36] 1932 Andrew Graham Sexton and R. B. Sexton English
Larralde Shorthand[37] Gabriel Hilario Larralde Spanish Used in the Argentine congress.
Legible Shorthand[38] 1882 Edward Pocknell English
Leite Alves Shorthand[39] 1929 Oscar Leite Alves Portuguese
Lightning Legible Shorthand[40] 1906 David Rose Glass English
Malone Shorthand[41]
Maron Shorthand[39] 1932 Afonso Maron Portuguese
Melin Shorthand[42] 1880 Olof Werling Melin Swedish Dominant Shorthand system in Sweden.
Merrill Shorthand[43][44] 1942 Albert Merrill English Also called ABC shorthand.
Michela Shorthand[45] 1862 Antonio Michela Zucco Italian Used in the Italian Senate and the Regional Council of Piedmont.
Moat's Short-hand Standard[46] 1833 Thomas Moat English
Munson Shorthand[47] 1867 James Eugene Munson English
National Simplex Shorthand[48] 1919 Rev. Percival Hubert Chase
Natural Shorthand[49] 1917 August Mengelkamp English
New Art of Real Shorthand[50] 1919 John Malham-Dembleby
New Rapid[51] 1890 C.E. McKee
Notescript[52] 1964 Laurence F. Hawkins English
Paragon Shorthand[53] 1895 A. Lichtentag
Personal Shorthand[54] Carl W. Salser, C. Theo Yerian and Mark R. Salser English Originally called "Briefhand."
Pitman Shorthand[55] 1837 Isaac Pitman English
Polygraphy[56] 1747 Aulay Macaulay English
Prévost-Delaunay Shorthand[57] 1878 Hippolyte Prévost and Albert Delaunay French
Reformed Phonetic Short-Hand[58] 1868 Andrew J. Marsh English
Scheithauer Shorthand 1896 Karl Friedrich Scheithauer German Used in Germany.
Scheithauer/Steinmetz Shorthand[59] 2020 Markus Steinmetz German Used in Germany.
Short-Writing [60] 1690 Theophilus Metcalfe English
Simson Shorthand[61] 1881 James Simson English
Speedwriting[62] 1924 Emma Dearborn English
State Unified Stenography System (GESS)[63] 1937 Nikolai Nikolaevich Sokolov Russian Used in the Soviet Union; also adapted for English, French, and some of the languages of the Soviet Union.
Stenographie[64] 1618 John Willis English
Stenography Compleated[65] 1727 James Weston English
Stenoscript 1950 Manuel C. Avancena English
Stiefografie[66] 1966 Helmut Stief German Used in Germany.
SuperWrite[67]
Tachygraphy[68] 1626 Thomas Shelton English, French, German Originally called "Short-Writing."
Taylor shorthand[69] 1786 Samuel Taylor English Also known as Universal Stenography
Teeline Shorthand[70] 1968 James Hill English
Thomas Natural Shorthand[71] 1935 Charles A. Thomas English
Tironian notes[72] 63 BC Marcus Tullius Tiro Latin
Typed Shorthand[73] 1917 William Baines English Also known as Baines' Typed Shorthand.
Universal English Shorthand[74] about 1740 John Byrom English
Wang-Krogdahl's system[75] 1936 Leif Wang and Olav Krogdahl Norwegian Used in the Norwegian parliament.
Weston's Short-hand[76] 1727 James Weston English
Zeiglographia 1650 Thomas Shelton English
Phillips Code[77] 1879 Walter P. Phillips English Intended for English transmitted over Telegraph in Morse code.
Evans Basic English Code[78] 1947 John Evans English Based on the earlier Phillips Code but for more general use.

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