<p>This is only an answer to the first part of the question</p>
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<p>I was curious if anyone has ever made a image language?</p>
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<p>Yes, there are such languages. They are called <strong>pasigraphy</strong> or <strong>logographic writing system</strong>, and the most successful among them is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blissymbols" rel="noreferrer">Bliss symbolics</a> (also known as <strong>Semantography</strong>) by Charles K. Bliss.</p>
<p>I am not aware of automated translation tools or other tools helping in creating pasigraphies.</p>

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Sir Cornflakes
<p>There is a esoteric programming language (neither a conlang, nor a mainstream programming language) called <a href="https://esolangs.org/wiki/Piet" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Piet</a>, whose source code is in the form of pixel art. Maybe it can inspire you.</p>
<p>If you can accept emoji as sort-of images standing for names, maybe adding conventional images (or other Unicode characters) to serve as verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, can work.</p>

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jose_castro_arnaud
<p>This is my first visit here. I have been writing machine/computer languages for about 8 years now. I am completely self taught and use my own tools. I have many languages that I have completed that work wonderfully.</p>
<p>I have a program that I use with each language that translates in real time. Everything works nicely. My languages are around 56k words each. I use a combination of Excel and various custom tools to generate the languages.Language creation is not a easy process, but it is fun.It takes me about 4 hours to create one from scratch. I believe what I am creating is more like machine languages? I am certainly not knowledgeable about how to properly create languages as most on here. Its just a fun obsession.</p>
<p>Lately I have been into creating image languages. Languages based on images. I was curious if anyone has ever made a image language? How did you do it? Did you create your own custom font to go along with your language? Did you program a translation tool or app? What have you experimented with?</p>
<p>This is kinda the package I build with my languages. I even experimented with a meme language. A silly language using 500 of the most popular internet memes in .jpg format. With a tool to translate to and from English. It would be cool if others are doing stuff like this.</p>

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Has anyone made image based languages?
# Has anyone made image based languages?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-05-22)

This is my first visit here. I have been writing machine/computer languages for about 8 years now. I am completely self taught and use my own tools. I have many languages that I have completed that work wonderfully.

I have a program that I use with each language that translates in real time. Everything works nicely. My languages are around 56k words each. I use a combination of Excel and various custom tools to generate the languages.Language creation is not a easy process, but it is fun.It takes me about 4 hours to create one from scratch. I believe what I am creating is more like machine languages? I am certainly not knowledgeable about how to properly create languages as most on here. Its just a fun obsession.

Lately I have been into creating image languages. Languages based on images. I was curious if anyone has ever made a image language? How did you do it? Did you create your own custom font to go along with your language? Did you program a translation tool or app? What have you experimented with?

This is kinda the package I build with my languages. I even experimented with a meme language. A silly language using 500 of the most popular internet memes in .jpg format. With a tool to translate to and from English. It would be cool if others are doing stuff like this.

**Tags:** conlang-creation, writing-systems
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Related questions: https://conlang.stackexchange.com/questions/944/how-to-describe-a-purely-symbolic-writing-system and https://conlang.stackexchange.com/questions/781/are-there-any-unspeakable-languages/782 and https://conlang.stackexchange.com/questions/774/organizing-a-lexicon-in-a-logographic-writing-system  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-05-23. Score: 7

This is only an answer to the first part of the question

> I was curious if anyone has ever made a image language?

Yes, there are such languages. They are called **pasigraphy** or **logographic writing system**, and the most successful among them is [Bliss symbolics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blissymbols) (also known as **Semantography**) by Charles K. Bliss.

I am not aware of automated translation tools or other tools helping in creating pasigraphies.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-06-23. Score: 4

There is a esoteric programming language (neither a conlang, nor a mainstream programming language) called [Piet](https://esolangs.org/wiki/Piet), whose source code is in the form of pixel art. Maybe it can inspire you.

If you can accept emoji as sort-of images standing for names, maybe adding conventional images (or other Unicode characters) to serve as verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, can work.


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