Deseret
The Deseret alphabet (/dษz.ษหrษt./) is a phonemic English spelling reform developed in the mid-19th century by the board of regents of the University of Deseret (later the University of Utah) under the direction of Brigham Young, second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In public statements, Young claimed the alphabet was intended to replace the traditional Latin alphabet with an alternative, more phonetically accurate alphabet for the English language. This would offer immigrants an opportunity to learn to read and write English, he said, the orthography of which is often less phonetically consistent than those of many other languages. Similar experiments were not uncommon during the period, the most well-known of which is the Shavian alphabet. Young was the one who prescribed the learning of Deseret to the school system, stating โIt will be the means of introducing uniformity in our orthography, and the years that are now required to learn to read and spell can be devoted to other studiesโ.
What happened after? The alphabet became a failure. Although some books were printed with the new letters, the alphabet never survived. However, I do enjoy a couple of their symbols. If you are as creative as I am, you will like them too:
๐ค โ lightning bolt-shaped scar from Harry Potter ๐ โ dancing snowman ๐ฆ โ snake with a cross
Properties
Range | 10400–1044F |
Characters | 80 |
List of Characters
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Uppercase letters
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10400๐
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10401๐
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10402๐
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10403๐
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10404๐
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10405๐
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10406๐
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10407๐
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10408๐
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10409๐
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1040A๐
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1040B๐
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1040C๐
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1040D๐
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1040E๐
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1040F๐
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10410๐
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10411๐
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10412๐
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10413๐
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10414๐
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10415๐
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10416๐
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10417๐
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10418๐
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10419๐
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1041A๐
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1041B๐
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1041C๐
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1041D๐
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1041E๐
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1041F๐
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10420๐
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10421๐ก
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10422๐ข
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10423๐ฃ
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10424๐ค
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10425๐ฅ
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10426๐ฆ
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10427๐ง
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Lowercase letters
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10428๐จ
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10429๐ฉ
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1042A๐ช
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1042B๐ซ
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1042C๐ฌ
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1042D๐ญ
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1042E๐ฎ
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1042F๐ฏ
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10430๐ฐ
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10431๐ฑ
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10432๐ฒ
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10433๐ณ
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10434๐ด
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10435๐ต
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10436๐ถ
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10437๐ท
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10438๐ธ
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10439๐น
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1043A๐บ
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1043B๐ป
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1043C๐ผ
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1043D๐ฝ
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1043E๐พ
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1043F๐ฟ
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10440๐
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10441๐
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10442๐
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10443๐
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10444๐
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10445๐
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10446๐
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10447๐
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10448๐
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10449๐
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1044A๐
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1044B๐
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1044C๐
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1044D๐
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1044E๐
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1044F๐
Table of Characters
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๐10400
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๐10401
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๐10402
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๐10403
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๐10404
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๐10405
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๐10406
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๐10407
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๐10408
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๐10409
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๐1040A
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๐1040B
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๐1040C
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๐1040D
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๐1040E
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๐1040F
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๐10410
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๐10411
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๐10412
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๐10413
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๐10414
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๐10415
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๐10416
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๐10417
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๐10418
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๐10419
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๐1041A
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๐1041B
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๐1041C
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๐1041D
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๐1041E
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๐1041F
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๐10420
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๐ก10421
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๐ข10422
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๐ฃ10423
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๐ค10424
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๐ฅ10425
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๐ฆ10426
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๐ง10427
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๐จ10428
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๐ฉ10429
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๐ช1042A
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๐ซ1042B
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๐ฌ1042C
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๐ญ1042D
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๐ฎ1042E
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๐ฏ1042F
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๐ฐ10430
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๐ฑ10431
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๐ฒ10432
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๐ณ10433
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๐ด10434
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๐ต10435
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๐ถ10436
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๐ท10437
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๐ธ10438
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๐น10439
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๐บ1043A
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๐ป1043B
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๐ผ1043C
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๐ฝ1043D
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๐พ1043E
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๐ฟ1043F
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๐10440
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๐10441
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๐10442
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๐10443
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๐10444
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๐10445
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๐10446
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๐10447
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๐10448
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๐10449
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๐1044A
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๐1044B
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๐1044C
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๐1044D
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๐1044E
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๐1044F