When and How to Use Shavian Compound Letters: A Practical Guide
Discover when and how to use Shavian compound letters to write English phonetically. Learn the alphabet, convert text, type with Unicode, and explore the…
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Meet Shavian: a phonemic alphabet built for English. Learn its shapes, convert familiar words, and start reading a different way.
- 48purpose-built letters
- 0capital letters
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Conventional English
Hello, world.
same sounds
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𐑣𐑩𐑤𐑴, 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛.
𐑱
𐑤
𐑯
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