Alternative ways of writing English

This is a collection of constructed scripts, adapated scripts and alternative spelling systems for English.

These scripts are all invented by visitors to Omniglot. If you have invented a new alphabet and would like me to add it to this site, please read the How to submit a con-script page.

New scripts appear at the bottom of the page.

Constructed scripts for: Ainu | Arabic | Chinese languages | Dutch | English | Hawaiian | Hungarian | Japanese | Korean | Lingala | Malay & Indonesian | Persian | Tagalog / Filipino | Russian | Sanskrit | Spanish | Taino | Turkish | Vietnamese | Welsh | Other natural languages | Colour-based scripts | Tactile scripts | Phonetic/universal scripts | Constructed scripts for constructed languages | Adaptations of existing alphabets | Fictional alphabets | Magical alphabets | A-Z index | How to submit a constructed script


Constructed scripts for English

Aceri Halit
Aceri Halit
Amethyst
Amethyst
Applebeech alphabet
Applebeech
/-\\/\-\\/\ ////\//////\
A-tom-tom Code
Awyis
Awyis
Baal alphabet
Baal
Bāgha Script
Bāgha
Betacap
Betacap
Betamaze
Betamaze
Bine
Bine
Block Script
Block Script
Bokscript
Boksript
Brittish
Brittish
Caps alphabet
Caps

(English / Simplified English)
Chartograph Script
Chartograph

(American/British English)
Christish alphabet
Christish
Cibara
Cibara
Ciijan alphabet
Ciijan
Code Script
Code Script
colorAlphabet
colorAlphabet
ColorHoney / ColorTokki
ColorHoney and ColorTokki
Conway Script
Conway Script
Chromaphonoglyphics
Chromaphonoglyphics

(American English)
Curvetic
Curvetic
Cwaethra
Cwaethra
Dameshon A
Dameshon A
Dn'alan
Dn'alan
Dotsies alphabet
Dotsies alphabet
Dscript
Dscript
Elburujimad
Elburujimad
Elian Script / Conceptual Calligraphy
Elian Script /
Conceptual Calligraphy
Empisava alphabet
Empisava
English Code
English Code
Engul
Engul
Europaphon phonetic alphabet
Europaphon
Faer alphabet
Faer
Falandril alphabet
Falandril

(American English)
Friendship Cube Script
Friendship Cube Script

(formerly Visual Binary
Cube Alphabet)
Fingers
Fingers
Fishscales
Fishscales
Fontok
Fontok
Genesis
Genesis
Gernreich
Gernreich
Graph Script
Graph Script
Gryirhanli
Gryirhanli

(American English)
Heptal
Heptal
The Hermit Runes
The Hermit Runes
Hexahue
Hexahue
HVD alphabet
HVD
Ineon alphabet
Ineon
Ingari
Ingari
Inspired alphabet
Inspired
Iqleut
Iqleut
Kapunuan
Kapunuan
Keltic
Keltic

(British & American English)
Kerigal
Kerigal
Knot alphabet
Knot alphabet
Krul
Krul
Library alphabet
Library
Linglese
Linglese
Liron
Liron
Lovecraftian
Lovecraftian
Lumpa alpabet
Lumpa
Mesa
Mesa
Midwest Script
Midwest Script

(Central Western American English)
Minimal Stacking Alphabet
Minimal Stacking Alphabet
Minngeul
Minngeul "Minnesota-Script"
Nail Script
Nail Script
Neoideograms / Ids
Neoideograms / Ids
Neo Runic script
Neorunic

(American/Canadian English)
New Ceigean
New Ceigean
Newcursive
Newcursive
Nirichaen
Nirichaen
Notae alphabet
Notae
Ogibára
Ogibára
Pattern Script
Pattern Script
Phono Braille
Phono Braille
Phonogic
Phonogic
Phonographics
Phonographics
Pipeline 3D
Pipeline 3D
Pixel Script
Pixel Script
Posiga
Posiga
Pulmis
Pulmis
Puzzle Code
Puzzle Code
Rangtunga
Rangtunga
Reality
Reality
Rencem
Rencem
Rohal
Rohal
Rotor Script
Rotor Script
Revised Shaw Abjad
Revised Shaw Abjad
Runtrikha
Runtrikha
Ryonic
Ryonic
Ryszalean
Ryszalean
Sarin
Sarin
Scryptic II
Scryptic II
Sequoia
Sequoia
Sherman's Gallifreyan
Sherman's Gallifreyan
Similis alphabet
Similis
Simiplebet
Simplebet
Trevor's Super Long Hand
Trevor's Super Long Hand
spintype alphabet
Spintype
Spiraling Syllabics
Spiraling Syllabics
Streyauthe
Streyauthe

(American English)
Suritanyo alphabet
Suritanyo
Square Word Calligraphy
Square Word Calligraphy
Sympol alphabet
Sympol
Takeluma alphabet (ār’rō’gas)
Takeluma
Tanar alphabet
Tanar
Tano
Tano
Tengo alphabet
Tengo
Tengwarpt
Tengwarpt
Tennent alphabet
Tennent
Tersive
Tersive

(American English)
Thengic alphabet
Thengic
Thoorsha
Thoorsha
ToCha'r
ToCha'r
Unifon
Unifon
Vertical alphabets
Vertical "B"
Yivga
Yivga
21E™
21E™
Uɛzлɔuɴиəɴ Hʟoıəʙɛл
Westonian
Kummalli
Kummalli
Mystic
Mystic
Tactile Rila Sign System
Tactile Rila Sign System
Marulipi
Marulipi
Nortish
Nortish
Simple English Alphabet
Simple English Alphabet
Kalis
Kalis Script
Betadel
Betadel
Vibro Script
Vibro Script
Verticont
Verticont
Konder
Konder
Living Script
Living Script
Neetia
Neetia
English Featural Alphabet
English Featural Alphabet
Langerian
Langerian
Gammadel
Gammadel
Habeck
Habeck
Remorian piksyl
Remorian piksyl
Tung Script
Tung Script
Exprish
Exprish
Compact Phonetic Glyphs
Compact Phonetic Glyphs
Aketal
Aketal
Jierimse
Jierimse
Six-Color Alphabet
Six-Color Alphabet
6-Color Binary Alphabet
6-Color Binary Alphabet

Latin Partabet
Latin Partabet
Arkaedian
Arkaedian
Inhglærantow
Inhglærantow
Astanari
Astanari
Timescript
Timescript
Verical
Verical
Ladowshand
Ladowshand
Plutonian
Plutonian
AlphaBeta's Dialect Phonetic Alphabet (ABDPA)
AlphaBeta's Dialect Phonetic Alphabet (ABDPA)
Wave
Wave
Sonos
Sonos

Download fonts for some of these alphabets

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Adapted scripts for English

암엘잋안 한고뜨
American Hangul
Anglo-Arabic
Anglo-Arabic
Anglograms
Anglograms
انگریزی
Angrezi
ဗးမိၩ
Burmish
ᐦᑫᓀ˙ᐃᑏᐁᓐ ᐊᐯᕆᒉᓀᓪ ᐦᓭᓚᐱᐦᒃᐦᔅ ᐦᕘᕐ ᐃᖕᒃᓕᐦᔥ
Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics for English
Сырє̋ҥглиш
Cyrenglish
(for Canadian English)
Eigana
Eigana
Enganagri
Enganagri
Сириллиш
Cyrillisch
Hangulized English
Hangulized English
'Έλλερικαν
Hellerican
(for American English)
hv̄ʌsʌrȷ̄pı
Hookscript
אֱֽעלֱת
Inglith
カータカーナ エイゴ
Katakana Eigo
Latinagari
Latinagari
Neo-Gothic (𐌽𐌴𐍉-𐌲𐍉𐌸𐌹𐌺)
Neo-Gothic
Ogham for English
Ogham for English
Ренглиш
Renglish
Romanabic
Romanabic
Utruscan alphabet for English
Utruscan
Voynich Script for English
Voynich Script for English
Avestan script for English
Avestan for English
ᚼᚪᛝᚪᚱ᛬ᚠᚢᚠᚪᚢᚱᛣ
Younger Futhorc
华裔文
Hwayih Woen

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Alternative spelling systems for English

Ԏᴇ Ԑcspˡɛsiꞇ İŋɢʟiṡ Óʟғıbɛт
Expressive English Alphabet
Nū Iŋglıx
New English
Tanipa'ita'aradika
Nitalha
SoundSpel
SoundSpel
Tawyr Oorthaagryfii
Tower Orthography
Nju Fraŋklin Alfybet
New Franklin Alphabet

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Other alternative spelling systems for English
https://paulstought.wordpress.com/spelling-reform/
https://dedalvs.com/petersonian.html
https://re-spellingenglish.squarespace.com
Englisk Ålfabet (presentation)
https://minorfracture.blog/2020/10/10/post-genam-an-emergent-orthography/

About English spelling reform
http://spellingsociety.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English-language_spelling_reform

Constructed scripts for: Ainu | Arabic | Chinese languages | Dutch | English | Hawaiian | Hungarian | Japanese | Korean | Lingala | Malay & Indonesian | Persian | Tagalog / Filipino | Russian | Sanskrit | Spanish | Taino | Turkish | Vietnamese | Welsh | Other natural languages | Colour-based scripts | Tactile scripts | Phonetic/universal scripts | Constructed scripts for constructed languages | Adaptations of existing alphabets | Fictional alphabets | Magical alphabets | A-Z index | How to submit a constructed script

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