The Deseret Alphabet is a phonetic alphabet for writing English. It was developed in the 1850s at what was then the University of Deseret and is now the University of Utah. It was not a success.
The advent of computers and
digital typefaces have lead to something of a renaissance of the Deseret
alphabet. Interested? Here are ways to experience it for yourself.
| Reference | Wikipedia
article General Information Deseret Alphabet Wiki The Unicode Standard (scroll down to section 20.4) Unicode code chart |
| Blogs | Deseret Alphabet
blog Deseretica |
| Books | Deseret
Alphabet Classics Alice in Wonderland |
| Standard Works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (PDFs): |
The Old Testament (King James Version) The New Testament (King James Version) The Apocrypha and Translators to the Reader (King James Version) (not part of the Standard Works) The Book of Mormon The Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price |
| Fonts | Analecta Apple Symbols (macOS system font) Baskerville (macOS system font) Everson Mono Geneva (macOS system font) Joshua Erickson's fonts MBH 2B Damasne Noto Sans Deseret Segoe UI Symbol (Windows system font) |
| Webcomics | XKCD in the Deseret Alphabet |
| Just for Fun! | The Deseret Alphabet Song About the Deseret Alphabet Song (eventually) |
Contact: John H. Jenkins