Many fonts are available for Dovahzul, including one ripped from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and several created by the community.
Due to Dovahzul's alphabet having more characters than the Latin alphabet, there are 2 widely used methods to allow the extra characters to be written. The scheme used in Skyrim is to map extra characters to the arabic numerals 1-9 (with an extra mysterious character mapped to 0), while other fonts choose to reserve 0-9 for non-canon numeral runes and map the extra alphabetical glyphs to capital forms of other letters.
Unfortunately, it's not possible to type Dovahzul runes everywhere. Dovahzul runes do not have their own unicode points like other world alphabets do, so the best you can do is apply a font to your own system or website.
For this reason, there are no "Dovahzul keyboard" apps, since a keyboard can't control the font of the text field it's writing in.
Installing Fonts
If you want to use these fonts on your own device or a website or app you're building, but you aren't familiar with how fonts work, this quick guide will help you get started.
Windows
Find a font file in the file explorer, right-click, and click "Install". The font should appear in font lists (though you may need to restart some apps or your whole computer).
MacOS
No guide exists here. If you know how to install a font on MacOS (ideally with screenshots), consider contributing to this page!
Linux
To install for all users, copy the font file(s) into /usr/local/share/fonts.
Within this directory, you may choose to organise font files into sub-folders for organisation.
To install for just yourself, copy the file(s) into ~/.local/share/fonts.
/usr/share/fonts.
This directory is usually handled by the system's package manager, so users shouldn't
change it manually.
On The Web
First, you'll need to declare a font-face. You can name it whatever you want. You may set the URL to the content file on this GitHub repo, but be advised that this file may move at any time without notice. The recommended solution is to host the file(s) on your own CDN.
@font-face {
font-family: 'dragon-alphabet';
src: url('fonts/dragon-alphabet.ttf') format('truetype');
}font-family
property:
.dragon-alphabet {
font-family: 'dragon-alphabet', sans-serif;
}Font File Downloads
Calligraphy Dragon Runes
enOk jul los kIn stin Hrk ronit ko zin Hrk stinne.
nust ofAl mindorAn Hrk krosis
Hrk fent dreh voth zI do zeymHhe.
1234567890
Shared by thuum.org user hiith on the forum's library, the Calligraphy Dragon Runes font is available in medium here.
Comic Dragon Runes
enOk jul los kIn stin Hrk ronit ko zin Hrk stinne.
nust ofAl mindorAn Hrk krosis
Hrk fent dreh voth zI do zeymHhe.
Released under the SIL Open Font License, Comic Dragon Runes is inspired by the infamous comic sans font. Available in medium, bold, and with two ( one| two) .DS_Store fonts for MacOS (formerly OSX).
Dragon Alphabet
en8k jul los k3n stin 4rk ronit ko Zin 4rk stinne.
nust of1l mindor1n 4rk krosis
4rk fent dreh voth z3 do zeym4he.
Ripped directory from the files of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the Dragon Alphabet font comes directly from the word walls of Skyrim.
From thuum.org: "The Dragon Alphabet font has all 34 runes mapped to both the upper and lower cases. Special characters are mapped on the numbers 0-9. This is the font that is used throughout the site. It also features punctation such as periods, commas, question marks, and exclamation points."
Interestingly, this font contains an unused glyph mapped to the "0" key. The meaning of this rune has been the subject of some speculation and debate.
enOk jul los kIn stin Hrk ronit ko zin Hrk stinne.
nust ofAl mindorAn Hrk krosis
Hrk fent dreh voth zI do zeymHhe.
1234567890
From thuum.org: "The Numbered Dragon Alphabet font has all of the letters and punctuation the previous font has, in addition to runes for numbers. Special characters have been moved from the number keys to uppercase keys. Special thanks to RegalDragon for putting the number runes and font together!"
The Dragon Alphabet - Numbered font is similar to the aforementioned font ripped from the game, though it also includes non-canon runes for numbers 0 through 9. The extra 9 runes are mapped to capital forms of other letters, with the rune keyed to "0" being omitted entirely.
Unslaad.org is aware of some extra fonts, but has been unable to retrieve copies. If you think you might have a copy, please get in touch via email or make a pull request on our GitHub repo.
- Simple Dragon Runes
- Dovahzul Modern Font
- Alternative Dragon Rune Fonts