Kikọ is a newly developed script to write the Yoruba language, offering a fresh re-imagining of its written form through the lens of type design. The name Kikọ means “writing” in Yorùbá, reflecting its purpose and cultural roots.

The Kikọ script is written from left to right, with the letters connected to one another. One of the features of the Kikọ script is that same vowels when used in a word do not repeat, they take a combined form depending on the intended written tonal sound. Just as with the Latin there are 18 core consonants, 7 vowels, and 5 nasal vowels (with their own distinct letters). In addition, there are more than 12 additional consonants for writing other languages, foreign words, and dialects.