Women's script

Women's script
Related to	Vorinism
World of Origin	Roshar

The women's script is a writing system used in Vorin nations, such as Alethkar, Jah Keved, and Kharbranth, on Roshar. The script is a phonetic alphabet, meaning each symbol, or "grapheme", denotes a particular sound, or "phoneme". The meaning of each letter is determined by both shape and size. As is indicated by the name, it is a writing system used, almost exclusively, by women, a byproduct of writing being considered a feminine pursuit. The women's script is distinctly different from the glyphs, which are a more symbolic method of writing.

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  symbol used to denote maximum character height

Trivia

• The only samples of Alethi script currently available are three excerpts from Navani's notebook and on a sketch depicting a lait in Shallan's sketchbook
• It was designed by Isaac Stewart, to look like waveforms.
• Neither Brandon nor Isaac can read the women's script without reference.
• The women's script is often erroneously referred to as the "Alethi script" among fans. This term is never used in the books, and is demonstrably false as the script is also used in places such as Jah Keved and Kharbranth, at the very least.

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