Latinscript

Latinscript refers to a proposed orthographic system built on the Latin alphabet intended to represent the phonology of Latin and its modern descendants with greater precision than the conventional Latin script. It preserves Latin letters but adds a systematic set of diacritics and ligatures to indicate phonemic distinctions such as vowel length, stress, and certain consonant contrasts.

Design goals include improved phonetic transparency, easier computational processing, and compatibility with digital typography. Core features commonly discussed in proposals include diacritics to mark long and short vowels, tone or pitch indicators in some analyses, and a standard set of ligatures for common clusters. Some proposals also introduce additional letters beyond the 26 Latin letters to represent phonemes not typically covered, with an emphasis on Unicode-compatible encoding.

Latinscript has not been adopted as an official orthography by any major language community. It appears in linguistic discussions, typographic experimentation, and speculative fiction, where it serves as a vehicle to explore orthographic reform or worldbuilding. Practical adoption would require consensus among language communities, publishers, educators, and font developers.

Despite the lack of official status, Latinscript informs debates about script design and digital accessibility, illustrating how a Latin-based system could balance phonetic precision with backward compatibility and typographic aesthetics.