Baybayin Posters: Wall Art That Teaches the Script
Updated: Oct 5
A Baybayin poster does two jobs: it is a piece of Filipino art for your wall, and it is a reference you will look at every day while you learn the script. Here is how to choose one that is both beautiful and correct.
What a good Baybayin poster includes
All 17 base characters: the 3 vowels and 14 consonants.
The kudlit forms, showing how a mark above gives e/i and a mark below gives o/u.
The virama, the mark that ends a word on a consonant.
Clear romanized labels, so beginners can read each character.
How to spot an inaccurate poster
Separate characters for every English letter. Baybayin has no C, F, J, Q, V, X or Z.
Different shapes for i and e, or for o and u. Classic Baybayin uses one character for each pair.
Calling it an alphabet of 26 letters. Baybayin is a syllabic script.
Compare any poster against our Baybayin chart before you buy it.
Where to hang it
A kid's room or classroom, so the characters become familiar early.
Next to your desk while you practice.
A family room, as a conversation starter about Filipino heritage.
Turn the poster into practice
Pick one character a day from the poster, then trace it on the Practice Writing page. After 17 days you will know the whole set. Ready for words? Write your family names with the Baybayin Translator.
Wear it too
If you love Baybayin on the wall, you will love it on a hoodie. The Baybayin Character collection puts the full set of characters on a hoodie, crewneck or tee, and Learn Baybayin titles every design in Baybayin.
Learn it live, then wear it
The fastest way to really learn Baybayin is with a teacher and a group. In the Baybayin Workshop you will learn all 17 characters, the kudlit and the virama, and leave able to write your own name and the names of your family.
Baybayin Character Hoodie: all the characters on one hoodie
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