r/Transcription↗
Transcription: Bringing Clarity To The Written Word
r/Transcription is the community for Written Transcription Requests. All Languages Accepted. Welcome to Transcription! Are you Struggling to decipher handwritten notes, cursive, old letters, or unclear text? We’re dedicated to helping you transcribe and decode those hard-to-read scribbles. Share images of the perplexing text, and let our community of transcribers and enthusiasts lend their expertise to unravel the mystery and to bring clarity to the written word.
27k subscribers222 posts / mo in Sep 2026187 authors / mosince 2009
r/Transcription has 27k members (+82% over the last 12 months). It gets about 222 posts a month from 187 people. Top topics: Deciphering German Letters, Transcription Jobs and Old Books & Literature.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Deciphering German Letters2.3%
- Transcription Jobs2.1%
- Old Books & Literature1.3%
- Translation Requests1.2%
- Translate Unknown Text0.6%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Find a Grave
- FamilySearch
- Ancestry
- Wikimedia
- Szukajwarchiwach
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