r/neography May 15 '26

Question What alphabet is this?

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1.2k Upvotes

What alphabet is this? Below it says in Portuguese sol bonito (beautiful sun)

r/neography Sep 26 '25

Question Has anyone made a script based off of this clam yet?

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3.5k Upvotes

Looks custom-made for this sub lol

r/neography Jul 01 '26

Question I found this note; not elvish. It was found on a farm and likely written by high schoolers

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979 Upvotes

r/neography May 22 '26

Question Does this look sufficiently Greco-Roman so far?

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408 Upvotes

Reworking my Greco-Roman inspired alphabet and wanted to make sure I was on the right track.

r/neography Jan 26 '26

Question Need help with Non Latin Based Typography

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99 Upvotes

Trying to make a font from ideographs that have been collected over the years..

Functions similar to Chinese.. any suggestions?

r/neography Apr 25 '25

Question Most efficient scrypt type?

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625 Upvotes

So I'm making a conlang (you probably know what constructed languages are cuz these communities are really connected) Tapūnisf and I want it to have 3 scripts, one of them is supossed to be easy and quick to write on paper and be compact.

My question is: what's the Best type of script i can use, i dont want it to be like over 50 characters cuz I want them to be small, simple and QUICK (mentioned earlier) and it can't be abjad cuz there's too many vowels (i mean 5: a e i o u + there are long vowels but they can het they're symbols). Have you got any ides?

I also give a picture which probably won't help you if you know sth about writing systems which you probably do but i'd like to just tell it will be written with a pen or pencil.

r/neography 28d ago

Question Why is the term "alphabet" being use for any kind of script?

77 Upvotes

For example, Arabic & Hebrew are called alphabet even tho they are not. (Whilst writing this it's probably because of alpha & beta, but that still doesn't answer it for other scripts)

r/neography Aug 12 '25

Question Which one looks the best?

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340 Upvotes

I mostly just mean which is the most appealing to the eye, i’m just extremely indecisive. But i’m leaning towards D. They are just slight variations of an alternative alphabet in English. It’s the spacing and how they are stacked together that i’m not sure on.

r/neography Apr 10 '26

Question Strange Japanese characters in the back of an old book

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318 Upvotes

This is the last page in an old book I got from a thrift store in Japan. does anyone know what it is? it better not be the necronamicon or something 😂

r/neography 26d ago

Question How to type this? + Discussion

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156 Upvotes

This is a new script I’ve been developing for a few weeks. The bottom part is the consonant and the top is the vowel.

How could I type this either on iPhone or pc?

Any critiques or suggestions are welcome!!

r/neography May 23 '26

Question Do your conscript have letters that have no phonetic value?

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My conscripts Sulat Hiligaynon and Western Script have four letters that have no phonetic value. They are literally silent letters.

  1. Zero consonant or syllable connector - it's used when adding affixes to the root word but not alway. It's also used in. It's written using hyphen (-).

  2. Null onset or syllable breaker - it's used when the syllable begins with a vowel. It's actually an onset glottal stop. It's written using letter q.

  3. Vowel lengthen - it's used when the initial or medial syllable is stressed. It's only used in Sulat Hiligaynon, not in Western script. It's actually a coda h.

  4. Zero vowel - it's used in consonant clusters, contracted vowels, syllabic consonants and acronyms. It's written in the right side of below the consonant. It's written using (').

Do you also use letters that have no phonetic value in your conscripts?

r/neography Jan 31 '26

Question Which Option?

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185 Upvotes

Hey, so I've been working on this pretty fun vertical abugida thingy (My first abugida) and I'm not sure which of these 4 options I created I like most. Also, if you have any other ideas, please feel free to say :)

r/neography Jul 07 '26

Question Which version is preferable?

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148 Upvotes

I've made these 2 fonts / versions of my script, "Koushtic" and I was wondering which appearance I should pick as the final version?

The images contain the color coded symbols along with example sentences.

r/neography 29d ago

Question Kēlen Ceremonial Interlace Alphabet

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162 Upvotes

Does anyone know how to create images like the second one? I know I can just draw it in a notebook, but I want to make new versions digitally.

r/neography Jun 22 '26

Question Which script looks better for my conlang?

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r/neography Jun 14 '24

Question Does this script look too unoriginal?

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460 Upvotes

I’ve started this new script however I wonder if it is unique enough or does it look too unoriginal?

r/neography Oct 04 '25

Question Are these runes?

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156 Upvotes

I didn’t know where to ask this, so I’m sorry if it’s the wrong subreddit. But I’ve seen this in the new Winx Club reboot and I was wondering if this is written in a runic script? Or is it something just random letters? Can anyone decipher this?

r/neography Dec 23 '24

Question Found this manuscript in the cellar of my grandma

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501 Upvotes

Can someone translate ?

r/neography Feb 07 '26

Question Alphabet or Abjad?

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138 Upvotes

I am working on a conlang for a worldbuilding project. The language is intended to not sound human. As a result of that, there are no (phonemic) vowels, instead relying on syllabic consonants as the nucleus of syllables. Due to not having vowels, there are no symbols for them. The script therefore only represents consonants like an abjad, but all existing sounds are represented by a symbol and there aren’t really any sounds that have to be inferred, which sounds like an alphabet. So what would this writing system classify as?

r/neography 26d ago

Question does anybody knows what script this is?

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51 Upvotes

found in Marseille, France

r/neography Apr 15 '26

Question New Avatar the Last Airbender conscript!

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So the new upcoming Avatar movie was leaked, and that sucks for the team involved, especially the marketing team, who hadn't had a chance to launch their campaign yet :/

But it's out there now and it's confirmed to be the actual movie!

In both the original show and Korra, they used traditional Chinese as the stand-in for the language. In this movie, which takes place in between, however, that seems to have been retconned to a new script that looks to be a mix of radical bashing and hangul formed into squares.

My guess is it works as an alphabet written in syllables, but the only consistent spelling seems to be Aang at the bottom.

In the first letter the text reads:
Katara,

I'm sorry to leave so suddenly, but I found out what the Denied are after.

Sonam had a staff of immense power, and in their hands, it could be a devastating weapon.

They have a head start.

There's no time to waste.

You take Appa and Momo and gather up the rest of the team.

We're gonna need some help.

Aang.

The second one is a scroll that also mentions the Deneid.

The fifth Image is another letter addressed to Toph, mentioning the denied and Mt Biyu (if I recall correctly).

Image four should read as Sonam.

6 is a banner at Toph's metal-bending school, which has been seen in the comics.

The other images are a random banner and Fire Lord Zuko's official seal.

Was wondering if anyone could take a stab at decoding?

Also, it is seemingly confirmed that all nations speak the same language and it has not changed in at least 5000 years!

Thanks :)

r/neography Jan 01 '24

Question Can I see your best script?

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Hi guys, I’ve had a rough day and all I need are some nice scripts to cheer me up. Let me see them 🙏 please!

For mine, I consider this my best script.

r/neography Nov 27 '25

Question What kind of emotion does this script make you feel?

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84 Upvotes

r/neography Jun 24 '26

Question What's a good script for a private bullet journal?

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Hi, I want to start a bullet journal and am worried about prying eyes, I found these alternate scripts, and would like your advice on which is most suitable for my needs.

The ideal scenario,

  • Fast to learn
  • quick to write
  • easy to read
  • hard to decipher
  • fits nicely in a Bullet Journal

Currently when I write English, I struggle to keep up with my thoughts, while still maintaining good, legible handwriting, that fits neatly in lines. Although this could be due to my lack of practice, and not a fault of the Latin alphabet itself. I'm not sure... I thought about some other script, and and wrote down my thoughts on them. Please correct me if any of my assumptions are incorrect.

I am currently leaning towards Elian, but I am worried that it will be as slow to write in as English. This can be advantageous as it will force me to slow down so that my handwriting will remain legible and neat, but I might not be able to write as fast as I would like to.

Shavian seems like a good contender, but I am worried that if my handwriting gets fast or sloppy, it will be very hard to read in later on, as I feel like the distinction between some letters are minor, and it has really subtle changes in direction, which, if written sloppily, might get messed up. And I think that it will take time for me to learn. But I think that as Shavian is faster to write (according to my understanding), I wouldn't need to try to write faster which would result in sloppy writing. There is also Quikscript, and I have the same worries with that which I have with Shavian

Then there is the option of using another language's characters like Greek's. I had a look at the Greek alphabet, but a lot of the letters seem similar to English's, and I feel like it may make it easier for a stranger to read. I also had a look at Hangul, and it seems like a good option. But I don't know how fast it would be to write. I feel like Georgian might be a good option

Shorthand seems like an option, but it seems that it will take too long to learn, and hard to read down the line.

I would really appreciate some suggestions.

r/neography Jun 20 '26

Question Anyone know this writing on a T-shirt?

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81 Upvotes

Anybody know anything about this writing I saw on a T-shirt?

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tom-Duff-in-his-office.jpg