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'''Elian Script''' is a form of [[substitution cipher]] developed by C.C. Elian. It serves as a calligraphic code, and can be adopted for writing in by a variety of languages. In its current form, any language that uses the [[Latin alphabet]] for its script can utilize Elian Script.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.johnnealbooks.com/prod_detail_list/102/5%20LR18-1.%20Letter%20Arts%20Review%20Vol.18,%20No.1|title=All Back Issues|website=www.johnnealbooks.com|access-date=2017-01-16}}</ref>
== Structure ==
[[File:Elian Script - Grid and Format.jpg|thumb|The grids and letter substitution system used in Elian Script.]]
Specifically, Elian Script is a variation of grid-based codes, such as the [[pigpen cipher]], but was independently created using the 26 characters of the [[English alphabet|English Alphabet]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ccelian.com/ES-Variations-Evolution-1Page.pdf|title=Elian Script Variations and Evolution|last=Elian|first=C.C.|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=December 31, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wsm.wsu.edu/s/index.php?id=653%20A%20New%20language%20by%20Tim%20Steury%20%7C%20%C2%A9%20Washington%20State%20University%20%20%20El|title=eBook - Kindle - ePub :: Washington State Magazine|last=Magazine|first=Washington State|website=wsm.wsu.edu|access-date=2017-01-16}}</ref> as exemplified in this manner here.
'''3 grids''', each identical in shape to a [[tic-tac-toe]] cell, serve as the framework for the cipher. Starting from the bottom left cell in the '''Grid 1''', letters are placed in an upwards direction until the first column is filled. This process repeats on the next column of the grid, again starting from the bottom, moving upwards, and into the next grid when the first one is filled. The letters become new symbols when their standard shape is replaced by the shape of the cell they inhabit on the grid, and modified depending on which grid they inhabit.
* The letters populating '''Grid 1''' take on the basic shape of the cell surrounding them.
* The letters populating '''Grid 2''' keep the basic shape of the cell surrounding them, except one side of the cell is elongated . Any side the writer chooses may be elongated, leading to the potential for multiple symbols to represent the same character.
* The letters populating '''Grid 3''' follow the same rule as '''Grid 2''', but in addition to the elongated side, a dot is added at the end of the elongated segment, with a small space between the elongated segment and dot.
== Symbols and Usage ==
==References==
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== External links ==
Elian Script Explanation: http://www.ccelian.com/ElianScriptFull.html<br />
How to Write in Elian Script: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0omzbbX_u_E<br />
Elian script forum: https://www.reddit.com/r/elianscript/
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