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Omniglot - a guide to writing systems
Writing systems: alphabetic | syllabic | logographic | alternative | A-Z index
 

Alternative writing systems

Scripts intended as alternatives to existing writing systems
 

Braille
Braille
Deseret
Deseret
Enochian
Enochian
Geyinzi
Geyinzi

Mesa

Moon
-� --- �-� ���� �
Morse code
Nikhilipi
Nikhilipi
Quikscript/Read Alphabet
Quikscript/Read Alphabet
Shavian
Shavian
Theban
Theban
Unifon
Unifon
12480
12480
   

Scripts invented for use in books, movies or computer games or for constructed languages (conlangs)
 

Ath
Ath
Atlantean
Atlantean
Aurek-Besh
Aurek-Besh
Cirth
Cirth
Delason
Delason
D'ni
D'ni
Gargish
Gargish
Hylian (kyuushiki hairugana)
Hylian
Sarati
Sarati
Lúmo
L�mo
tlhIngan pIqaD (Klingon alphabet)
Klingon
Romulan
Romulan
Atlantean
Standard Galactic Alphabet
Tenctonese
Tenctonese
Tengwar
Tengwar
Utopian alphabet (VTOPIENSIVM ALPHABETVM)
Utopian alphabet
 
 

Please note: transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) are used extensively throughout this website. The IPA transcriptions are the letters and other symbols which appear in square bracketts, like this [b], [p]. etc.

You can learn which sounds are represented by these letters and symbols at:
http://www.unil.ch/ling/phonetique/api-eng.html (English)
http://www.unil.ch/ling/phon/index.html (Fran�ais)

Other types of script
Alphabetic, Syllabic, Logographic, Alternative, Proto-writing, A-Z index
 

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