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Nyctography

In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti

in nictography.

Script type Alphabet

Creator Lewis Carroll

Created 1891

Direction Left-to-right

Languages British English

Related scripts

Parent systems

Latin alphabet

Nyctography

This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) . For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA . For the distinction between [ ] , / / and ⟨ ⟩ , see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters .

Reconstructed nyctograph, with scale demonstrated by a 5 euro cent.

Nyctography ( in Nyctography: ) is a form of substitution cipher writing created by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) in 1891. It is written with a nyctograph (a device invented by Carroll) and uses a system of dots and strokes all based on a dot placed in the upper left corner. Using the Nyctograph, one could quickly jot down ideas or notes without the aid of light.…