Shavian Cheat Sheet

A quick reference for people who haven’t memorized the letter shapes

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This cheat sheet paraphrases the Wikipedia article for English spelling-to-sound correspondences in the context of writing in the Shavian alphabet. Click the buttons to enter the letters in the text box at the top of the page!

This is not a perfect resource, and I may have missed some cases. Just remember that Shavian is spelled as you say it.

Proper nouns

Initialisms

Apostrophes

Punctuation

Letters

A a

B b

C c

D d

E e

F f

G g

H h

Note that «𐑣» cannot occur at the end of a syllable

I i

J j

K k

L l

M m

N n

Note that «𐑙» cannot occur at the start of a syllable, except in loanwords like Ngorongoro!

O o

P p

Q q

R r

Note that «𐑮» cannot occur at the end of a syllable

S s

T t

U u

V v

W w

Note that «𐑢» cannot occur at the end of a syllable

X x

Y y

Note that «𐑘» cannot occur at the end of a syllable

Z z

Cheat sheet for reading Shavian

Check out this interactive letter table with pronunciation guides, audio, and usage notes.