Daedric Alphabet The Daedric alphabet is found all around Nirn , mostly in ancient book s like The " Bible of the Deep Ones " and The " Tome of Unlife " . Also , the Dunmer people of Morrowind seem to use Daedric symbols in some of their writings , often as names of locations written on banners . There is no Daedric language , a common misconception ; only Daedric letters substituted for their Tamrielic equivalents . Some may refer to the Daedric alphabet as a font , but most Daedric letters are too dissimilar to be associated with their English equivalents . Neither are they symbols , runes , glyphs , etc . History and origins . Daedric alphabet is the written form used by the Daedra and Dunmer of Tamriel . The alphabet is strongly affiliated with magicka . Daedric letters are often referred to as sigils , with various scrolls and tomes , such as the Mysterium Xarxes , written in the Daedric alphabet . The exact source of the alphabet is unknown , it is believed to be the creation of the Daedra themselves , then passed down to the mortal realm . Various symbols have Daedric glyphs , as it is the dialect of change . The PC versions of and were shipped with a Daedric True Type Font . Writing customs . In Morrowind , the Dunmer peoples often write words in a cluster form , instead of the standard left to right . Though in , none of the Daedric writings seen in the game are written in cluster form . It would seem that the word cluster is a Dunmer custom , thus being found prominently throughout Morrowind . Character set . The Daedra use their own calligraphy , but the underlying language is closely similar to the modern Cyrodilic language . The naming convention of the Daedric lettering strongly resembles that of the real - world Phoenician alphabet . The following is the best known Daedric character set . Spelling variations . Some letters have alternate forms of spelling . This is due to inconsistencies of these letters throughout the video game series . The follow is a list of letters with alternate spellings : X and Y . Typically the " X " ( Xayah ) and " Y " ( Yakhem ) were often omitted in , though there are some instances in which they were used , such as " y " in " Tel Fyr , " or the " X " on the inscription " EFCPHEQX " found on the Daedric Battle Axe . The letter " Y " is used in such as on the Mages Guild seal , yet the " Y " is omitted in the Mysterium Xarxes and on the Gray Cowl of Nocturnal : " Shadow Hide ou . " Pervasiveness of the " O " symbol . The symbol for Oblivion and Oblivion Gate s , both in concept art , and on the in - game map is the Daedric letter for " O . " The " O " appears again in on the hilt of Mehrunes Razor , on Spell Tomes , on Skill Books associated with the school of Conjuration and on the gauntlet in The Midden under the College of Winterhold . " The Elder Scrolls Online " . In the ESO trailers , one can see the use of Daedric script on this tablet . Regrettably , these appear to be merely random runes . Random runes are also seen on Abnur Tharn ' s armor . But possibly the characters have meaning on their own , like the Dragon Shout from . Font . You can find a Daedric lettering font for download here . If you need help translating from Daedric script to the Latin alphabet , you can find an online translational aid here . To use the font on the wiki , see the .