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In {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}, '''name glyphs''' are special glyphs which represent personal [[names]] insteadrather ofthan {{w|Common noun|common words}}. Unlike standard names in cartouches[[cartouche]]s, many name glyphs do not indicate pronunciation.
 
==Rationale==
The ideaconception forof name glyphs was likely fella outconsequence of the {{w|pictograph}}ic nature of {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}. Common (non-proper) words and their referents are represented by meaningful symbols, and name glyphs extend the same to proper words.▼
{{Needs work|Consult with Deaf speakers for comparison with name signs|section}}
▲The idea for name glyphs likely fell out of the {{w|pictograph}}ic nature of {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}. Common (non-proper) words and their referents are represented by meaningful symbols, and name glyphs extend the same to proper words.
 
An argument in support of name glyphs is the freedom of self-representation. By comparison, infollowing a{{tp|pu}}-style fully acrosticof [[cartouche]]s, a speaker might have very few glyph choices for a letter of their name, which might not resonate with them; {{tp|[[nasin sitelen kalama]]}} might increase their options. Name glyphs are the extreme case wherein the speaker can create an entirely new glyph to their tastes.
 
Name glyphs can also be appealing when the name's referent already has a self-representation, such as a {{w|logo}} or {{w|Avatar (computing)|avatar}}. In the inverse of [[animal]] glyphs becoming popular characters in Toki Pona [[communities]], speakers may adapt their {{w|fursona}}s to the perceived {{w|art style}} of {{tp|sitelen pona}}.
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Name glyphs have been compared to {{w|name sign}}s in sign languages, which are used to refer to someone without {{w|fingerspelling}}. One distinction is that only Deaf people may assign a name sign, whereas presumably there is no issue with a non-[[Tokiponist]] designing their own name glyph.
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==List of name glyphs==
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| <code>Eweke</code>
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| Derived from the glyphs for {{tp|[[waso]]}}, {{tp|[[laso]]}}, {{tp|[[nasa]]}}, and {{tp|[[kon]]}}. <ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|soweli Eweke}}|username=ParanormalChicken|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/1053850152932233266/1071943167106109440|name={{tok|soweli Eweke}}|username=paranormalchicken|thread={{tok|linja lipamanka}}|channel={{tok|toki-suli}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-21}}</ref>
| U+FFD38
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| <code>Eweke2</code>
<!-- Composition below added by soweli Eweke -->
| Represents their profile picture, an anthropomorphic fox with a ponytail and square glasses. <ref>{{cite Discord|author={{tok|soweli Eweke}}|username=paranormalchicken|url=https://discord.com/channels/948448338662010910/1200212181107609610/1203569139948593193|name={{tok|soweli Eweke}}|username=paranormalchicken|channel={{tok|#crafty-pe-pcs-and-a-currently-unnamed-emoji-set}}|server={{tok|ma pi nasin sitelen}}|quote="also maybe could swap my name glyph for this one"|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref>
| U+FFDDA
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| style="text-align: center; font-size: 200%;" | {{sps|Kalu}}
| <code>Kalu</code>
| Represents their profile picture, depicting a wooper from the ''{{w|Pokémon}}'' franchise wearing a {{w|tophat}}.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/1212663612280406086|name={{tok|jan Kalu}}|username=kaogaroo|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2024-03-03}}</ref>
| {{Empty|cell}}
| U+FFDD6
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| <code>CraftyPE</code>
| Derived from the letters ''CPE'' arranged in a cube, similar to a block in the game ''{{w|Minecraft}}''.<ref name="PCE/CPE creation">{{cite Discord|name={{tok|soweli Eweke}}|username=ParanormalChicken|url=https://discord.com/channels/948448338662010910/1200212181107609610/1203078147411808326|name={{tok|soweli Eweke}}|username=paranormalchicken|channel=crafty-pe-pcs-and-a-currently-unnamed-emoji-set|server={{tok|ma pi nasin sitelen}}|quote=also i made logos for ParanormalChicken Scratch and CraftyPE|access-date=2024-03-03}}</ref> Removed from fonts by request from the creator.<ref name="PCE/CPE depricationdeprecation">{{cite Discord|name={{tok|soweli Eweke}}|username=ParanormalChicken|url=https://discord.com/channels/948448338662010910/1204203419699777586/1209713094230544405|name={{tok|soweli Eweke}}|username=paranormalchicken|channel=ssk-fairfax|server={{tok|ma pi nasin sitelen}}|quote=@jan Lepeka o, could ParanormalChickenScratch and CraftyPE be removed (or at least not considered sitelen pona glyphs?)
i appreciate your inclusion of them but i don't want them to be solely considered "sitelen pona fonts" if that makes sense|access-date=2024-03-03}}</ref>
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| style="text-align: center; font-size: 200%;" | —
| <code>ParanormalChickenScratch</code>
| Stylized version of the the letters ''PCS''.<ref name="PCE/CPE creation" /> Removed from fonts by request from the creator.<ref name="PCE/CPE depricationdeprecation" />
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