World Unity Alphabet

The World Unity Alphabet alphabet (WUA) was invented by Shane Gartner as a writing system that can be used to write virtually any language. You could call it his hope for the future where all nations of the world will be united in peace and harmony.

World Unity Alphabet

He used existing alphabets to construct the language into a uniform font, bringing together the idea of world unity (hence the name). The template he came up with is a circle with six triangular sections that looks sort of like a Trivial Pursuit "pie" piece, which he likes to think represents the six (inhabited) continents and their nations. It can also be two peace symbols stacked on top of each other. He borrowed characters from as many different languages as he could as an "original" design for each letter. He borrowed from some languages more than once, taking in account how many people speak them.

Notable features

World Unity Alphabet

Vowels

World Unity Alphabet vowels

Vowels (handwritten)

World Unity Alphabet handwritten vowels

Consonants

World Unity Alphabet consonants

Consonants (handwritten)

World Unity Alphabet handwritten consonants

Letter combinations

Some language use two letters to represent one sound. The WUA uses special combined letter forms for such letters.

World Unity Alphabet letter combinations

World Unity Alphabet diacritics

Diacritics

Diacritics are used to for sounds not represented by individual WUA letters - vowels at the top and consonants at the bottom.

World Unity Alphabet vowel and consonant diacritics

Tone indication

World Unity Alphabet tone indication

Numerals

World Unity Alphabet numerals

Numerals (handwritten)

World Unity Alphabet handwritten numerals

Punctuation

The WUA can use any form of punctuation, depending on the language being written.

Sample text (Printed)

Sample text in World Unity Alphabet

Sample text (handwritten)

Handwritten sample text in World Unity Alphabet

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)

If you have any questions about this alphabet, you can contact Shane at: shanegartner@gmail.com

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