Betacap

Betacap is an alternative alphabet for English invented by Polly. He uses it as a private code when he wants to write out his thoughts without fear of having them discovered. He based some of the letters loosely on Armenian, while others are slightly modified Latin letters.

Notable Features

Type of writing system: alphabet
Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines.
There are no uppercase letters, however a letter can be designated as special simply by writing it larger or bolder or underlining it.
Betacap has no equivalent of the letter K - the /k/ sound is written with Q or C.
Long and double vowels can be indicated with the optional vowel elongator symbol.

Betacap

Betacap alphabet

Sample text

Sample text in Betacap

Transliteration

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

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