How to write numbers in other languages

So intuitive and uniform is the idea of numbers, that it is easy to learn and understand them even when spoken in another language. In fact, in most foreign language classes, the "number words" are some of the first things you learn.

Unlike French, Spanish, and German, number words in Russian no longer use standard English letters. Arabic numerals and number words are written in beautiful Arabic script, which is why many people use them for tattoos. One of the many Indian languages is the Sanskrit language.

The characters for a given language should be in the multilingual font being used for the rest of foreign language typesetting. The translator types the numbers as part of the translation, you import into InDesign (or whatever), apply the font and hey presto! You can sometimes control the form numerals take from within your typesetting software.

Not all languages share the same numerals; something it can be importantly to remember from the start of the design process. A page design that plays on the shape of a number might fall apart when typeset in a foreign language. First, what we all have in common.