Godgul & Sungul

Godgul and Sungul are alternative alphabets for English, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, French and German invented by Kim Godgul. These alphabets are based on Korean hangul with a number of extra letters, and are designed to be

In Korean, gul (글) means text, script, sentence, word, letters, god is an old word for flower (꽃), and sun (순) has a number of meanings, including innocense, mild, smooth, and pure.

Notable features

Written in horizontal lines from left to right or vertically in columns running from right to left.
Type of writing system: alphabet
Used to write: English, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, French and German. Will be adapted for other languages, such as Arabic, Russian, Spanish and Czech, in the future.

Godgul, Chogul and Sungul

Sample text in English in the Godgul alphabet

Sample text in English in the Sungul 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)

Link

Further information about Godgul and Sungul (in Korean)
http://chogul.tistory.com/

Constructed scripts by Kim Godgul

Baal, ColorHoney / ColorTokki, Geup-Simhangul, Godgul, Hal, Rohal, Sacgul, Simplebet

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