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Grapheme-Color Synesthesia

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A is a bright blue, cocky and independent. He doesn't listen to what others say about him and can either stand for good news, or bad. He is never neutral and always takes a side.

B is a very slightly dark shade of red, too outstanding for his own good as he is shy. He is optimistic, and very self-conscious. And he is chubby and good-natured.

C is a pale yellow, a quiet girl who observes. She hardly speaks and actually is almost gender-neutral. She is quiet and supportive, never showing a bias, but always watching intently, soft-spoken and a background character.

D is a flesh pink, a gender-neutral letter. Not much can be sensed from it, it's tucked away and gives an official air like the faceless government that decides our future.

E is a light blue-grey, small and bumbly, quiet when he needs to be, excitable when he wants to be. E is a small, skinny boy of around seven years old with a slight learning disability.

F is a dark mystical green, almost black. F is the shadows of the forest, a lure to the unknown. It can unlock a door to fantasy or to macabre horror. F is brooding, and alluring for unknown reasons.

G is a honey brown shade, a middle-aged man with a beard. It is a strong yet friendly letter, and trusty as well.

H is a pale brown, stable, strong and reliable. It supports the earth from the base, and can be trusted with everything. It is calm and collected.

I is white, a thin woman who is fretful about her children, wringing her hands all day. She a protective figure, yet vulnerable because of the things that she so protects dearly.

J is a light shade of lavender. It is gender-neutral and a soft air emanates from it. J is decisive and quietly firm.

K is a dark brown that is almost black. It is always calm and strong in a quiet way, though sometimes sharp and direct, can assure that everything will be fine.

L is a midtone gray. Serious when it needs to be and funny when it doesn't, it adapts quickly to the times and flows along smoothly. It is gender-neutral.

M is a bright red, a middle-aged maternal figure, living for her family, always happy and contented.

N is a light pink, feminine and with a nice demeanor. She is soft-natured and friendy, and pretty to boot. An ideal image of a girl, perhaps. She is helpful and kind and dresses with pastel-colored clothing.

O is a bright yellow, bouncy and infectious, not always liked by everyone, but refusing to let that dampen its mood. It can be overly helpful, though O has always good intentions.

P is a decisive red, a firm, strict figure, who is not always the best to take advice from.

Q is a bright orange that is official yet friendly, an old lady in her seventies. She knows when not to overstep boundaries and can quickly switch sides as her principle is the most important of all.

R is a burnt sienna hue. Somewhat like the letter A in characteristic, however, a more young character. It is gender-neutral.

S is a dark green. Quiet and nothing much can be sensed from it.

T is black, a leader of sorts. He always dresses formally and sometimes smokes.

U is a avocado-green, sometimes awkward. U is a girl of around twelve, following her more influential friends in terms of trend and style. She does not like to be a leader and is self-conscious.

V is a silvery purple, a mature lady around twenty. She knows her goals and unique fashion, and will not let anything get in her way of her ideals.

W is a bright plastic green. Sometimes making stupid decisions and regretting it after, but generally friendly and open to opinions.

X is black and mysterious. Almost always kept hidden and doesn't like to be seen, however it is harmless. A gender-neutral letter.

Y is a yellow ochre, indecisive and easily influenced.

Z is a bright purple, a cool trendsetter that is the leader of his gang. Always knowing the latest trends and a rich kid, he has advanced technology and that often induces jealousy from others.
the main focus of this is synesthesia - or more specifically Grapheme–color synesthesia: Letters or numbers are seen to have colors of their own.

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Grapheme-color synesthesia
Grapheme → color synesthesia is a form of synesthesia in which an individual's perception of numbers and letters is associated with the experience of colors. Like all forms of synesthesia, grapheme → color synesthesia is involuntary, consistent, and memorable. Grapheme → color synesthesia is one of the most common forms of synesthesia, and because of the extensive knowledge of the visual system, one of the most studied.

While synesthetes sometimes report seeing colors projected in space, they do not confuse their synesthetic colors with real colors in the external world. Rather, they report that they are simultaneously aware of the external color and also the internal, synesthetic color:
As C relates ... "It is difficult to explain...I see what you see. I know the numbers are in black...but as soon as I recognise the form of a 7 it has to be yellow."

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these are how i see letters and their different personalities.

this is, well, an excuse to take a break from history. ;P

who else here has synesthesia? :D
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rainpeltkitty's avatar
Nice, I enjoyed reading this.  I have grapheme-->color synesthesia but not the ordinal linguistic personification. Must be fascinating.