The word "Calligraphy" is said to have originated from ancient Greek. All the cultured nations of the world have their own calligraphic traditions. The arrangement of different scripts and letters, worked out and used by the Mongols, has a history of almost 2000 years. It is quite rare to find a place on the wide steppe of Central Asia without any rock-drawings. These petroglyphs show many different carved pictures, figures, marks, seals, stamps, letters and scripts. The fact that the script system used by the Mongols included symbols for transcribing foreign words from languages such as Tibetan, Sanskrit, Chinese, Manchurian, Russian and Turkish is a sign of the respect the Mongols showed towards culture and education. The Classic Mongolian script, which was created to reflect the peculiarities of the sounds of the Mongolian language, has a long tradition and is one of the wonders of the spiritual culture and precious heritage of Mongolia.


The Classic Mongolian script is written from the top downwards and in clockwise turn. It has a classic vertical direction which expresses the most optimal movement of handwriting. The Chinggis Khaan stele, which was carved around 1224, is an ancient memento and a very rare subject of research and studies when it comes to Mongolian Calligraphy.

The idiosyncrasies of the craft; different writing style and forms, such as print style, hand written form, and folded style; and the effects of using bamboo pen and different painting brushes, including seals and stamps; these are all being studied and developed further, and are being taught to ever increasing numbers of students. In these modern times, it is not only important to promote the research and study of calligraphy but also to develop Mongolian Calligraphy in harmony with Oriental philosophy, inspirational music, beautiful poetry and flue art. It is also important to emphasize this distinctive Mongolian tradition through the use its unique designs, patterns and forms with different consumer goods.