12480 Alphanumeric System
Origin 12480 was designed in 2002 by Bradley Tetzlaff from
Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA. It was invented for both use in a computer game
named Ecclemony (1E78) and as a basis for constructed languages. It was
also designed to show how a true alphanumeric* writing system looks and
works. 12480 is not based upon phonemes, but rather upon binary. It
achieves complete universality with an optimal amount of applications from
its binary basis. A writing system based on phonemes will only last as
long as the human voice is used. 12480's binary foundation will last as
long as numbers exist.
* "Alphanumeric" is used here to describe the combination of an
alphabet and a numeral system.
Notable features
- 12480 is composed of various scripts, each of which could be
considered a separate writing system on their own. Each script has its
own specialities and advantages.
- Each script is used to represent either a word or a number by
default. Visit http://www.12480.8m.com/scripts.html
to see a list of what each script's default is.
- Each alphanumeric has both a consonant and a vowel assigned to it.
They can be used interchangeably except for the initial phoneme--An
initial consonant represents a word and an initial vowel represents a
number.
- The punctuation is limited to break symbols, grouping symbols, and
radix indicators, but it may be extended in future versions.
- Words are typically separated with a circle instead of a space. A
space is used to group symbols in radixes lower than 16 into hexadecimal
segments.
- 12480 is usually written from top to bottom and from left to right.
A baseline underline is used to show how the text is oriented.
Used to write Binary (radix 2), quadnary (radix 4),
hexadecimal (radix 16), radix 256, and all other numeral systems based on
a power of two. Anything that can be expressed with a numeric value can be
written using 12480.
The 12480 Alphanumeric System
Sample
Links Free 12480 fonts http://www.12480.8m.com/fonts.html http://www.ecclemony.tekpc.net/alienfonts.html
The official 12480 website http://www.12480.8m.com/
The Ecclemony (1E78) 12480 website http://www.ecclemony.tekpc.net/12480.html
Please note, this page was put together by Bradley Tetzlaff. If
you have any questions about 12480, you can write directly to Bradley at:
[email protected]
Other alternative writing systems: Braille, Deseret, G�y?nz�, Mesa, Moon, Morse code, Nikhilipi, Quikscript/Read
Alphabet, Shavian, Theban, Unifon,
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