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Read article48 letters One sound at a time
English sounds,
written clearly.
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
- U+10450Unicode ready
Conventional English
Hello, world.
same sounds
Shavian
𐑣𐑩𐑤𐑴, 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛.
𐑱
𐑤
𐑯
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EnglishHello→𐑣𐑩𐑤𐑴
Convert
Shavian Translator
Turn conventional English into phonemic Shavian text.𐑖/ʃ/ · Sure
Explore
Interactive Alphabet
Meet every glyph, sound, name, and letter pair.𐑐𐑰𐑐
Compose
On-Screen Keyboard
Type, copy, and download Shavian Unicode anywhere.𐑔
Practice
Flashcards & Quiz
Train sound recall, spelling, pairs, and reading speed.Your first ten minutes
Start with shapes.
Finish with words.
Shavian looks unfamiliar only at first. Its visual system becomes much easier when you learn related letters together, then immediately use them in short words.
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Meet the letter families
See tall, deep, short, and compound forms as a coherent system.
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Connect shape to sound
Use IPA, names, and example words to make each form memorable.
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Move from letters to words, short sentences, and timed passages.
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Guides for curious minds.
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Beginner Guide
A step-by-step introduction to the Shavian alphabet.
Alphabet
Reference for the 48 Shavian letters, their names, and punctuation.
Spelling
Rules and patterns for converting English words into Shavian spelling.
History
The origins and development of the Shavian alphabet.
Comparisons
Side-by-side comparisons with other phonetic and spelling systems.
Keyboards
Keyboard layouts and input methods for Shavian.
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Clear about what Shavian is—and what it isn’t.
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