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=== Visual alien languages ===
[[File:Complex Gallifreyan sentence.svg|thumb|Circular Gallifreyan from ''[[Doctor Who]]'', an example of a visual language. The sentence translates to "Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit."]]
A further subgenre of alien languages are those that are visual, rather than auditory. Notable examples of this type are Sherman's Circular Gallifreyan from [[BBC|BBC's]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'' series<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sherman |first1=Loren |title=How to Write Gallifreyan |url=https://shermansplanet.com/gallifreyan/guide.pdf |website=Sherman's Planet |access-date=22 October 2024}}</ref> and the heptapod's written language, which is distinct from their spoken language, from the 2016 film ''[[Arrival (film)|Arrival]]''.<ref name="Lubin 2016 b848">{{cite web | last=Lubin | first=Gus | title='Arrival' nails how humans might actually talk to aliens, a linguist says | website=Business Insider | date=November 21, 2016 | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/alien-language-in-arrival-linguist-2016-11 | access-date=January 25, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Zeitchik 2016 f348">{{cite web | last=Zeitchik | first=Steven | title=Decoding the linguistic geekiness behind 'Arrival's' sci-fi sheen | website=Los Angeles Times | date=November 25, 2016 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-arrival-movie-linguist-20161125-story.html | access-date=January 25, 2024}}</ref>