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Is the Deseret alphabet used today?

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Is the Deseret alphabet used today?

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As far as I know, nothing has been published in Deseret alphabet in more than 100 years! The official alphabet used throughout the former State of Deseret is Roman. The unofficial alphabet is Deseret, although it is almost unheard of. Occasionally, you may see a tombstone or old pioneer building with Deseret alphabet characters on it, but those are historical artifacts–not current enterprises. You can purchase coin replicas with Deseret alphabet characters on them, but these are replicas–not circulating coins. There are probably only two items available today that actively promote the Deseret alphabet. One item is a childrens activity book published for the Pioneer Sesquicentennial. The book contains the complete alphabet and some fun activities that use the alphabet. Another item is a Windows TrueType Deseret alphabet font also produced for the Pioneer Sesquicentennial. With this font, anyone can learn the Deseret alphabet and publish materials containing the Deseret characters.