Research on the Deseret Alphabet

Typography | 𐐓𐐴𐐹𐐱𐑀𐑉𐐰𐑁𐐮

• Mellifera, a Deseret alphabet font derived from Gentium Plus
• Xylocopa, a chunky, pixelated Deseret font worthy of its name
• Xenoglossa, MSDOS-style block characters in Deseret

Spelling Resources | 𐐝𐐹𐐯𐑊𐐮𐑍 𐐡𐐨𐑅𐐬𐑉𐑅𐐯𐑆

Transcriptions | 𐐓𐑉𐐰𐑌𐑅𐐿𐑉𐐮𐐹𐑇𐐲𐑌𐑆

Why are we doing this? To transform documents handwritten and printed in the Deseret Alphabet into searchable, shareable resources that unlock new possibilities for research, teaching, and public engagement.

• Deseret News scripture passages (1859–1860, 1864): SAMPA | 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻
• The Deseret First Book (Russell Bros., 1868): SAMPA | 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻
• The Deseret Second Book (Russell Bros., 1868): SAMPA | 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻
• The Book of Mormon (Russell Bros., 1869): SAMPA | 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻
• Substitute/Code Names from the Doctrine and Covenants (ca. 1869)
• Plan 10 From Outer Space (Trent Harris, 1994)

Translator | 𐐓𐑉𐐰𐑌𐑅𐑊𐐩𐐻𐐲𐑉