pIqaD used in Star Trek: Discovery
The Klingon writing system first called
pIqaD in
TKD, and first developed by the
KLI, has appeared in both promotional activities for
Star Trek: Discovery but also onscreen during the show. This has been the very first appearance of
pIqaD on screen and has therefore acquired its status of being
canon in the Star Trek fandom.
Three types of
pIqaD were used so far: The new font, the classic
pIqaD, and the Mandel script.
Mandel script: The torchbearer's knife
The letters used on the
torchbearer's knife are not
pIqaD, nor is it Klingon.
Robyn Stewart did not make these.
classic pIqaD
On the Sarcophagus ship
For the enscription in the
sarcophagus plinth, see that article.
promotional posters

sections from the posters
The Klingon character names were released during the above mentioned announcement, but their Klingon spelling appeared on an artwork published on Star Trek Las Vegas Convention 2017.
New font
See main article ➞
Discovery font for details on the new font.
Opening scene
The very first thing that was seen in the pilot episode "
A Vulcan Hello" was a subtitle for the words spoken by
T'Kuvma:
ghoSlI' chaH They are coming.
Klingon feast
During the scene where
Kol has brought some food for
Voq's crew in episode 1.04 "
The butcher's knife cares not for the lamb's cry", one can see several barrels with the letters
may' and
'Iw. It's very likely this is part of the word
'Iw HIq bloodwine, or it really means what it literally says: "blood of the battle".

close up
Klingon Raider display
During episode 1.05 "
Choose your pain", a Klingon display is seen on a raider (a small attack vessel). This display showed several Klingon letters and numbers on a panel on the right side. The main screen had two lines written also written with new font. These seem to be just nonsense, so they probably have no meaning.

Raider screen

control panel
Burial Chamber
In episode 1.08 "
Si vis pacem, para bellum", the later called "burial chamber" is labeled with Klingon letters for the word
lom pa'.
Mirror Universe
The datacore retrieved in episode 1.10 "
Despite Yourself" (at 36:23) is decorated with lots of Klingon numbers written in pIqaD.
In the same episode, the data retrieved from the datacore is displayed on a screen and shows a Klingon text using the same font, but the words have no meaning and seem random letters.
Orion market on Kronos
Episode 1.15 "
Will You Take My hand? " displays lots if signs with Klingon and Orion letters.
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- naDev tlhIngan Hol wIjatlh We speak Klingon here.
- DIvI' 'aH qutlh nIHlu'bogh cheap stolen federation goods
See also
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