Shakeel

The Shakeel script is a way to write English, Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi and other languages based on Chinese characters. It was devised by Muhammad Shakeel who got his inspiration from 十丁文字 (shídīngwénzì). The Shakeel Script works like other alphabets, and the letters resemble their Latin counterparts in shape.

Notable features

Type of writing system: alphabet
Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines
Used to write: English, Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi and other languages
There are two versions of most consonants: the initial form is used at the beginning of a syllable, and the final form is used at the end of a syllable, but only in CVC syllables when the final C is not a consonant cluster. They are equivalent to upper case and lower case letters in other alphabets.
The letters l and r have no initial forms. Instead they combine with vowels. When they follow a consonant or consonant cluster, they are combined with it. For example:
Vowels have complete or whole versions that are used when they stand alone, and part versions that are used when they are combined with consonants.

Shakeel alphabet

Download an alphabet chart for Shakeel (Excel)
Download a font for Shakeel

Sample text

Sample text in Shakeel

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)

Scripts by Muhammad Shakeel

Shakeel, Simplified Arabic Alphabet, Türk Uygur Alfabesi

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