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'''Aons''' are a writing system used by the [[Aonic]] peoples of [[Arelon]] and [[Teod]] on [[Sel]]. They are logographic, meaning they represent words and meanings, as opposed to an alphabet which represents sounds. Instead of being an invented system like most scripts, the Aons already existed and were discovered by an ancient [[Elantrian]] through trial and error.{{wob ref|2173}}
Aons also serve as the focus for the magic system [[AonDor]] used by [[Elantrian]]s. This, presumably, served as the impetus for the discovering of new Aons.
== Trivia ==
* In addition to Aons, there is also an Aonic Alphabet, in which each letter is a single sound, that is used for sounds that can't be produced from Aons. The Aons themselves are older than this language, as shown by the fact that they're based on the land.
* Aon Ela appears on the cover of the 10th Anniversary leather-bound edition of ''Elantris''.
* In [[Tress of the Emerald Sea]], one of the paintings by [[Howard Lyon]] shows [[Hoid]] casting [[Aon#Edo|Aon Edo]], using [[Aon#Daa|Aon Daa]] as a modifier, though this is not stated in the text itself.{{file ref|BattleOfWits.jpg|Battle of Wits}}
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