Romanization or Latinization of Persian is the representation of the Persian language with the Latin script. Several different romanization schemes exist, each with its own set of rules driven by its own set of ideological goals.
A sign shows the name of a station with both Latin and Perso-Arabic scripts at Varzeshgah-e Azadi Metro Station.
The Persian alphabet, also known as the Perso-Arabic script, is the right-to-left alphabet used for the Persian language. It is a variation of the Arabic alphabet with five additional letters: پ چ ژ گ, in addition the obsolete ڤ.
Example showing the Nastaʿlīq calligraphic style's proportion rules[citation needed]