How to Make a Language: Writing Systems

Just like any other language, many conlangs come with their own script—a way to write them down. Not every language needs a writing system, and most don't create their own original script, so don't feel like you have to take this step. However, if you do want to write using your conlang, there's a few tips we can share that might help you get started.

There's plenty more to discuss about scripts beyond what we had time for here, so if you're interested to learn more, check out the links to other episodes of Story Tips below. Or, if you're already well-versed in conlanging, drop a comment telling us some tips of your own!

Script and VO by Adam Bassett
Animation by Cole Field

Special thanks to Slorany for helping draft the script and providing some of their resources for conlanging (see them below!)

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//REFERENCES//
An interactive IPA chart: https://www.ipachart.com/

Conlangs: How to Construct a Language MIT lecture notes: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/linguisti...

David Peterson's Conlang Lessons on YouTube:    • The Art of Language Invention, Episod...  

Omniglot: https://omniglot.com/index.htm

//ALSO CHECK OUT//
Other videos we’ve made about conlanging:    • How to Make a Language (Conlang)  

An interview with Paul Frommer (Creator of Na'vi): https://www.campfirewriting.com/learn...

Artifexian's YouTube Channel:    / artifexian  

Biblaridion's YouTube Channel:    / @biblaridion  

Conlangs University (Community-Made Resource): https://sites.google.com/view/conlang...

The Evolution of Writing: https://sites.utexas.edu/dsb/tokens/t...

Vulgarlang (Word Generator): https://www.vulgarlang.com/

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