Quickscript

Quikscript / Read  Alphabet   Quikscript

Origin

Quikscript was created by Kingsley Read, who also created the Shavian
alphabet
. Read noticed various problems with the Shavian alphabet
and decided to produce a new alphabet which addressed these problems.
His new creation proved popular with Shavian enthusiasts.

Notable features

  • There is no case in Quickscript. Proper names are distinguished by a
    preceding namer dot.
  • There are two written forms of Quickscript: Junior and Senior. The
    letters in Junior Quickscript are mostly unconnected, with the
    exception of a few common dipthongs. Senior Quickscript is the
    semi-cursive “official” form of Quickscript: many letters have
    alternate forms which allow words to be handwritten with fewer
    lifts of the pen.
  • Many common words and suffixes are abbreviated to save on overall
    length. For example, “and” is written with a single [n] character, and
    “-ed” with only the [d] character.
  • Numbers and punctuation are largely the same as in standard
    written English.

Quikscript/Read Alphabet

Quikscript / Read Alphabet

Sample text (Junior Quikscript, no abbreviations)

Sample text (Junior Quikscript, no abbreviations)

Sample text (Junior Quikscript with abbreviations)

Sample text (Junior Quikscript with abbreviations)

Sample text (Senior Quikscript)

Sample text (Sample text (Senior Quikscript)

‘Translation’

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)

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