Ogham translator
Write names and words in the Irish Ogham alphabet, or decode Ogham back into letters. Free, private.
Your Ogham will appear here.What the ogham translator does
Both directions
Write Ogham from Latin text, or paste Ogham and get a Latin reading back.
Standard feda table
Uses the classic twenty letters plus peith, in the Unicode Ogham block U+1681 to U+169A.
Reads the forfeda too
When decoding, the five diphthong signs ᚕ ᚖ ᚗ ᚘ ᚙ come back as ea, oi, ui, ia and ae.
Plain, paste-friendly output
Output uses plain spaces with no feather marks, so it pastes cleanly into any app.
Live results
Results update as you type, and any character with no Ogham equivalent is listed rather than dropped.
Stays in your browser
Nothing you type leaves your device.
Translate in three steps
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Choose the direction
Pick text to Ogham to write a name or phrase in the Irish tree alphabet, or Ogham to text to read Ogham characters you already have.
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Enter your text
Type a name or short phrase. Letters Old Irish did not use, such as k, v, w and y, are swapped for the nearest Ogham letter.
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Copy the result
Copy the Ogham text. Install an Ogham font if it shows as boxes.
What people use it for
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Names for jewelry and art
Preview a name in Ogham before engraving it on a ring or pendant, or adding it to a design.
Celtic heritage projects
Add an Ogham inscription to a family tree, a gift or a Celtic-themed craft.
Learning the alphabet
Practise the letter groups and see how Latin spellings map onto Ogham strokes.
Fiction and games
Write runic-style signs, riddles and inscriptions for stories, tabletop games and puzzles.
Frequently asked questions
Is this an Irish to Ogham translation?
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No. It converts letters, not meaning. Each Latin letter is replaced by the Ogham letter (feda) for the same sound, so "Brigid" becomes ᚁᚏᚔᚌᚔᚇ. Real Ogham inscriptions were written in Primitive and Old Irish, so an English name in Ogham is a modern transliteration rather than something an ancient carver would have written.
Which letters does Ogham not have, and what replaces them?
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Classical Ogham has 20 letters in four groups of five, plus five later forfeda. It has no k, v, w, x, y or j. This tool uses the common conventions: k becomes c (ᚉ), v becomes f (ᚃ), w becomes u (ᚒ), y and j become i (ᚔ), and x becomes cs (ᚉᚄ). The letter p uses ᚚ (peith), added later, and ng uses the single letter ᚍ (ngeadal). Several letters share a symbol, so decoding is an approximation.
What are the feather marks and the Ogham space mark?
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Ogham is written along a stem line, usually read from bottom to top on stone. Printed Ogham often puts a feather mark (᚛) at the start and a reversed feather mark (᚜) at the end. The Ogham space mark (U+1680) draws the stem line across the gap between words. This tool leaves out both and keeps plain spaces, because they paste more reliably. You can add them by hand if you want a formal look.
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