The Ewellic alphabet was invented in 1980 by Doug Ewell. It was originally intended as a means of secret writing. The shape of Ewellic letters was inspired by the Runic and Cirth scripts, but shows greater (though still imperfect) regularity of form. The name “Ewellic” was first applied to the script in 1998.
As a phonemic alphabet intended for a limited set of languages, Ewellic represents the general sound of words as perceived by the speaker, representing a middle ground between the irregularity of standard spelling and the phonetic precision achievable with IPA.
No imaginary languages, cultures, or worlds are associated with the Ewellic alphabet.
English, Esperanto, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and any other language whose phonemic repertoire is covered. New letters were added in 2007 to support languages other than English.
All consonants have a single vertical stroke and no horizontal (perpendicular) stroke.
All vowels have two vertical strokes.
The sounds OY and ER (as in oyster) may be represented by special ligated forms, as shown below. Other ligatures may be formed between letters that share a natural connection point. The sample texts on this page do not use ligatures due to font and rendering-engine limitations.
Digits have a single vertical stroke. Digits 0 through 9 have one horizontal (perpendicular) stroke, while digits 10 through 15 (for hexadecimal use only) have two horizontal strokes.
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.
(Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1)
Alle Menschen sind frei und gleich an Würde und Rechten geboren. Sie
sind mit Vernunft und Gewissen begabt und sollen einander im Geist der
(Die Allgemeine ErklÃ¤rung der Menschenrechte, Artikel 1)
General description of Ewellic, with links to more sample texts:
Complete list of letters:
Questions and answers:
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