Gallifreyan

What is Gallifreyan?

Gallifreyan is a form of artistic writing seen in Doctor Who, however in the show it almost always has no meaning (with one exception, the 15th Doctor's sonic screwdriver). Because people wanted to write in Gallifreyan, there have been many fan-made systems to create actual Gallifreyan writing systems with meanings. Gallifreyan can be thought of as either an artistic alphabetic/abugidic writing system, typically written in a circular fashion, though it may sometimes be written linearly. The most famous form of Gallifreyan is sherman's/Circular Gallifreyan.

How does Sherman's/Circular Gallifreyan work?

For that, I need to refer you to this guide. But for the short answer, a big circle with little circles in it is a sentence circle, each one typically showing one sentence. There will usually be a smaller circle in it with dots and lines on it for punctuation. Then are word circles, which are small circles with circular cutouts/circles added on to represent consonants, with lines and dots clarifying which specific consonants. In these consonants are smaller circles with lines representing vowels. That is pretty much it.

Do you make Gallifreyan artworks?

Yes, I do! I post my artworks on my Tumblr and take commissions at my Ko-Fi and Artistree. If you are curious for an artwork, check these out! Some of my designs can be seen below:

"Put on your Yarmulke, here comes Chanukah." written in Sherman's Gallifreyan in a rainbow color palette. There is a text above the artwork transliterating it into the Latin script. There is a watermark saying "PhoenixFromGallifrey" and a signature saying "Phoenix Lightning".
"Don't dream it, be it." written in Sherman's Gallifreyan with rainbow lines, a gray and blue background, and a single black dot. There is a text above the artwork transliterating it into the Latin script. There is no watermark or signature.
"My hovercraft is full of eels." written in Sherman's Gallifreyan in an purple, orange, yellow, and blue color palette. There is a text above the artwork transliterating it into the Latin script. There is a watermark and signature.