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== Appearance and Design ==
Glyphs can be seen written in three different ways: a standard, block form that highly resembles Thaylen script; a calligraphic form, in which the glyph may be altered significantly for heightened aesthetics; or a radial form, where the glyph is drawn repeatedly with radial symmetry about some point.{{17s ref|post|105525|Stormlight Archive Translation Guide|date=2014-3-6}} They typically have bilateral symmetry{{book ref|twok|8}}, matching the symmetrical pronunciation of the sounds they represent. In some cases, glyphs appear to be composed of distinct graphemes representing consonants.{{17s ref|post|105525|Stormlight Archive Translation Guide|date=2014-3-6}} Vowels are generally not indicated. These graphemes often bear resemblance to the characters of Thaylen Script. When graphemes are apparent, they appear to be pronounced outward and down from the center and top of the glyph. For example, the "sas" glyph is comprised of two "s" graphemes.
The component graphemes are not always readily discernible. Glyphs are often drawn in complicated ways that make it difficult to identify what they are unless a person knows what they are looking for.{{book ref|twok|27}} Lines are often added, removed, or contorted. In order to draw glyphs, one must have a deep understanding of how the glyph may be expressed without overly obscuring the meaning.{{qa ref|1112|25|Isaac on the design of glyphs|date=2014-4-16}} Additionally, glyphs are often drawn as pictographs--visually depicting the word it represents. This is done so those who cannot read glyphs may still understand what they mean.{{book ref|twok|3}}
=== Glyph Graphemes===
{| class=infobox width=100%
|-
! width=10%|[[File:Glyph A.svg|x40px]]
| ''A''
! width=10%|[[File:Glyph I.svg|x50px]]
| ''I''
! width=10%|[[File:Glyph M.svg|x50px]]
| ''M''
! width=10%|[[File:Glyph SH.svg|x50px]]
| ''Sh''
|-
! width=10%|[[File:Glyph B.svg|x15px]]
| ''B''
! width=10%|[[File:Glyph F.svg|x50px]]
| ''F''
! width=10%|[[File:Glyph N.svg|x50px]]
| ''N''
! width=10%|[[File:Glyph T.svg|x50px]]
| ''T''
|-
! width=10%| [[File:Glyph V.svg|x40px]]
| ''V''
! width=10%| [[File:Glyph P.svg|x50px]]
| ''P''
! width=10%| [[File:Glyph O.svg|x40px]]
| ''O''
! width=10%| [[File:Glyph TH.svg|x50px]]
| ''Th''
|-
! width=10%| [[File:Glyph CH.svg|x50px]]
| ''Ch''
! width=10%| [[File:Glyph G.svg|x50px]]
| ''G''
! width=10%| [[File:Glyph U.svg|x50px]]
| ''U''
! width=10%| [[File:Glyph Y.svg|x50px]]
| ''Y''
|-
! width=10%| [[File:Glyph K.svg|x50px]]
| ''K''
! width=10%| [[File:Glyph H.svg|x50px]]
| ''H''
! width=10%| [[File:Glyph R.svg|x50px]]
| ''R''
! width=10%| [[File:Glyph J.svg|x20px]]
| ''J''
|-
! width=10%| [[File:Glyph D.svg|x50px]]
| ''D''
! width=10%| [[File:Glyph L.svg|x50px]]
| ''L''
! width=10%| [[File:Glyph S.svg|x30px]]
| ''S''
! width=10%| [[File:Glyph Z.svg|x30px]]
| ''Z''
|-
! width=10%| [[File:Glyph E.svg|x40px]]
| ''E''
|}
=== Known Glyphs ===
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