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Rook script blog
Run by @reductive.group (3 rubber ducks)
Run by @reductive.group (3 rubber ducks)
One thing about rook script is it has stroke order and that informs the shape of all the letters
November 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
One thing about rook script is it has stroke order and that informs the shape of all the letters
This is actually a really good example because I had to rewrite it like 3 times before I was happy with the spellings
November 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is actually a really good example because I had to rewrite it like 3 times before I was happy with the spellings
Here is a rook pangram to see the 37 letters of rook script in their habitat:
The royal youth are measuring vibes to exchange one more homebound sheep for a good sieve
The royal youth are measuring vibes to exchange one more homebound sheep for a good sieve
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Here is a rook pangram to see the 37 letters of rook script in their habitat:
The royal youth are measuring vibes to exchange one more homebound sheep for a good sieve
The royal youth are measuring vibes to exchange one more homebound sheep for a good sieve
A rook syllable has 3 stories: a single vowel in the middle and optional consonants before (above) and after (below) the vowel
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
A rook syllable has 3 stories: a single vowel in the middle and optional consonants before (above) and after (below) the vowel
There are 24 consonants and 13 vowels, each corresponding to a phoneme of general American English. The first two tables are Latin aliases for the 37 letters, and the second two tables are the rook letters themselves
![Table of rook script vowel sounds, represented here using Latin letters. Those sounds, when stressed, are
u (ʊ) ə (ʌ*) i (ɪ*)
o (ɑ/c) a (æ) e (ɛ)
uu (uː) ou (oʊ) au (aʊ)
ii (iː) oi (ɔ) ai (aɪ) ei (eɪ)
* When unstressed, both ə and i represent the weak vowel /ə ~ ɪ/
The sounds vowels make are also affected by the consonants in the coda. Most noticeably, the rhotic vowels are
ur (ʊəɹ) ər (ɜɹ*) ir (ɪəɹ)
or (ɔɹ) ar (ɑɹ) er (aɹ/ɛəɹ/eɹ)
* /ɚ/ when unstressed
Also the vowel of /æŋ/ (bangle) is realized something like [ẽŋ], higher than the (marginal) vowel of /ɛŋ/ (Bengal)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cnrd4sxhu36jize3o3b6jikp/bafkreid2eo5rvafl77cv76udooohtoi4pb3di4uq7eoat3tymeivls5rye@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
There are 24 consonants and 13 vowels, each corresponding to a phoneme of general American English. The first two tables are Latin aliases for the 37 letters, and the second two tables are the rook letters themselves
Managed to wedge a paper fiber into my nib 😇
November 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Managed to wedge a paper fiber into my nib 😇
Yes lol, fangsong typefaces do exactly that in Chinese
November 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Yes lol, fangsong typefaces do exactly that in Chinese
Remembering my favorite pedantic distinction from the past just to say: all battles can be lost
November 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Remembering my favorite pedantic distinction from the past just to say: all battles can be lost
I haven’t seen it but I assume it’s this one
October 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I haven’t seen it but I assume it’s this one