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Monklish letters are a cipher of the [[wp:Latin alphabet|Latin alphabet]] as it is used in English, but with no letter casing. Monklish numbers and punctuation are identical to English, except for exclamation and question marks, which have unique symbols. As such, Monklish text is essentially equivalent to English and, capitalization notwithstanding, text in one writing system can be transcribed to the other directly.
Monklish letters are a cipher of the [[wp:Latin alphabet|Latin alphabet]] as it is used in English, but with no letter casing. Monklish numbers and punctuation are identical to English, except for exclamation and question marks, which have unique symbols. As such, Monklish text is essentially equivalent to English and, capitalization notwithstanding, text in one writing system can be transcribed to the other directly.


Most uses of Monklish in ''Bloons Monkey City'' and ''Bloons TD 6'' appear to transcribe "th" digraphs as simply "T", such as "three" being transcribed as "TREE" and "thorns" being transcribed as "TORNS". Some Monklish writing in ''Bloons TD 6'' appears to be misspelled due to certain glyphs being very similar to each other, such as the Monklish characters for "D" and "U" being the inverse of each other.
Most uses of Monklish in ''Bloons Monkey City'' and ''Bloons TD 6'' appear to transcribe "th" digraphs as simply "T", such as "three" being transcribed as "TREE" and "thorns" being transcribed as "TORNS". Some Monklish writing in ''Bloons TD 6'' appears to be misspelled due to certain glyphs being very similar to each other, such as the Monklish characters for "D" and "U" being the inverse of each other. A lot of Monklish in ''[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]'' uses a horizontally mirrored version of the "P" glyph, making it resemble the "N" glyph.


==As a language option==
==As a language option==
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==List of uses==
==List of uses==
{{incomplete}}
===''Bloons Monkey City'' (Flash)===
===''Bloons Monkey City'' (Flash)===
{{empty}}


===''Bloons TD 6''===
===''Bloons TD 6''===
====Background elements====
====Background elements====
{|class="wikitable center-col-1"
{|class="wikitable center-col-1"
!width="200px"|Image
!width="150px"|Image
!Transcription
!Transcription
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
|[[file:BTD6 MapSelectAdorasTemple.png|200px|Thumbnail of Adora's Temple]]<br>[[Adora's Temple]]
|[[file:BTD6 MapSelectAdorasTemple.png|150px|Thumbnail of Adora's Temple]]<br>[[Adora's Temple]]
|MAX SDN (horizontal)<br>APEX DARK (vertical)
|MAX SDN (horizontal)<br>APEX DARK (vertical)
|"MAX SDN" seems to be a misspelling of of "MAX SUN" due to the Monklish glyphs for "U" and "D" being the inverse of each other.
|"MAX SDN" seems to be a misspelling of of "MAX SUN" due to the Monklish glyphs for "U" and "D" being the inverse of each other.
|-
|-
|[[File:BTD6 MapSelectBazaarButton.png|200px|Thumbnail of Bazaar]]<br>[[Bazaar]]
|[[File:BTD6 MapSelectBazaarButton.png|150px|Thumbnail of Bazaar]]<br>[[Bazaar]]
|KL TEA CO (tea stall)<br>CLOSED (building)
|KL TEA CO (tea stall)<br>CLOSED (building)
|
|
|-
|-
|[[File:BTD6 MapSelectMidnightMansionMapButton.png|200px|Thumbnail of Midnight Mansion]]<br>[[Midnight Mansion]]
|[[File:BTD6 MapSelectMidnightMansionMapButton.png|150px|Thumbnail of Midnight Mansion]]<br>[[Midnight Mansion]]
|STOP (upper hallway)<br>NOWAY (stairs)<br>NOMONKE (lower hallway)
|STOP (upper hallway)<br>NOWAY (stairs)<br>NOMONKE (lower hallway)
|
|
|-
|-
|[[File:BTD6 MapSelectMiddleOfTheRoadMapButton.png|200px|Thumbnail of Middle of the Road]]<br>[[Middle of the Road]]
|[[File:BTD6 MapSelectMiddleOfTheRoadMapButton.png|150px|Thumbnail of Middle of the Road]]<br>[[Middle of the Road]]
|END START (wooden sign)<br>US (road sign)<br>CHV (pickup truck)
|END START (wooden sign)<br>US (road sign)<br>CHV (pickup truck)
|
|
|-
|-
|[[File:BTD6 MapSelectTinkertonMapButton.png|200px|Thumbnail of Tinkerton]]<br>[[Tinkerton]]
|[[File:BTD6 MapSelectTinkertonMapButton.png|150px|Thumbnail of Tinkerton]]<br>[[Tinkerton]]
|TO DO (whiteboard front)<br>SOLVE (whiteboard back)
|TO DO (whiteboard front)<br>SOLVE (whiteboard back)
|
|}
===Icons===
{|class="wikitable"
!width="150px"|Image
!Transcription
!Notes
|-
|[[File:BTD6 QuestIconScoopsTale1.png|150px|Icon of Scoop's Tall Tale]]<br>Icon of [[Scoop's Tall Tale]]
|[...]ERE IS [...]MONKEY? (headline)<br>TALE (sticky notes)<br>BE: SCOOP OUR BELOVED HERO IS BUSY [...]OUND THE (text)
|The full text of the headline may be "WHERE IS SUPERMONKEY?"
|-
|[[File:BTD6 LegendsBtn.png|150px|Icon of the Legends menu]]<br>Icon of the [[Legend]]s menu
|LEGEND
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|
|}
|}
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====Promotional images====
====Promotional images====
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!width="200px"|Image
!width="150px"|Image
!Transcription
!Transcription
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
|[[file:BTD6 druid teaser.jpg|200px|Promotional image for the Druid]]<br>Promotional image for the [[Druid (BTD6)|Druid]]
|[[file:BTD6 druid teaser.jpg|150px|Promotional image for the Druid]]<br>Promotional image for the [[Druid (BTD6)|Druid]]
|A GUARDIAN OF TE{{sic}} FOREST AND A WARRIOR OF NATURE (first line)<br>ENEMY OF BLOONS (second line)<br>TORNS{{sic}} (1)<br>STORM (2)<br>SPIRIT FOREST (polaroid)
|A GUARDIAN OF TE{{sic}} FOREST AND A WARRIOR OF NATURE (first line)<br>ENEMY OF BLOONS (second line)<br>TORNS{{sic}} (1)<br>STORM (2)<br>SPIRIT FOREST (polaroid)
|
|
|-
|-
|[[File:BTD6 churchill teaser.jpg|200px|Promotional image for Captain Churchill]]<br>Promotional image for [[Captain Churchill (BTD6)|Captain Churchill]]
|[[File:BTD6 churchill teaser.jpg|150px|Promotional image for Captain Churchill]]<br>Promotional image for [[Captain Churchill (BTD6)|Captain Churchill]]
|MY TANK IS AMAZING (blue sticky note)<br>KABOOM! (yellow sticky note)
|MY TANK IS AMAZING (blue sticky note)<br>KABOOM! (yellow sticky note)
|-
|-
|[[file:BTD6 race teaser.jpg|200px|Promotional image for Race Events]]<br>Promotional image for [[Race Event]]s
|[[file:BTD6 race teaser.jpg|150px|Promotional image for Race Events]]<br>Promotional image for [[Race Event]]s
|EIGHTEEN ONE TREE{{sic}}<br>FIVE
|EIGHTEEN ONE TREE{{sic}}<br>FIVE
|
|
|-
|-
|[[File:BTD6 project ADHSV teaser.jpg|200px|Promotional image for Project ADHSV]]<br>Project ADHSV
|[[File:BTD6 project ADHSV teaser.jpg|150px|Promotional image for Project ADHSV]]<br>Project ADHSV
|PROJECT ADHSV
|PROJECT ADHSV
|
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===''Bloons TD Battles 2''===
===''Bloons TD Battles 2''===
{|class="wikitable center-col-1"
{|class="wikitable center-col-1"
!width="200px"|Image
!width="150px"|Image
!Transcription
!Transcription
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
|[[File:BTDB2 thumb precious space.png|200px|Thumbnail of Precious Space]]<br>[[Precious Space]]
|[[File:BTDB2 thumb precious space.png|150px|Thumbnail of Precious Space]]<br>[[Precious Space]]
|A<br>B<br>C<br>D<br>E
|A<br>B<br>C<br>D<br>E
|
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====Cosmetic items====
====Cosmetic items====
{|class="wikitable center-col-1"
{|class="wikitable center-col-1"
!width="200px"|Image
!width="150px"|Image
!Transcription
!Transcription
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
|[[File:BTDB2 avatar icecream vendor large.png|200px|Ice Cream Monkey avatar]]<br>Ice Cream Monkey ([[Avatar|Avatar Icon]])
|[[File:BTDB2 avatar icecream vendor large.png|150px|Ice Cream Monkey avatar]]<br>Ice Cream Monkey ([[Avatar|Avatar Icon]])
|ICE (uniform)<br>-LE (sign)
|ICE (uniform)<br>[...]LE (sign)
|The sign text is partially obscured. The first two characters may be "S" and "A", reading "SALE".
|The sign text is partially obscured. The first two characters may be "S" and "A", reading "SALE".
|-
|-
|[[File:BTDB2 cyber quincy was ere large.png|200px|Cyber Quincy Was 'Ere avatar]]<br>Cyber Quincy Was 'Ere (Avatar Icon)
|[[File:BTDB2 cyber quincy was ere large.png|150px|Cyber Quincy Was 'Ere avatar]]<br>Cyber Quincy Was 'Ere (Avatar Icon)
|THE CQ UNGRADE
|THE CQ UPGRADE
|"UNGRADE" seems to be a misspelling of "upgrade" due to the Monklish glyphs for "P" and "N" being very similar. "CQ" is likely short for "[[Cyber Quincy]]".
|The "P" glyph is horizontally mirrored. "CQ" is likely short for "[[Cyber Quincy]]".
|-
|-
|[[file:BTDB2 club icon avatar large.png|200px|Badge of Honor avatar]]<br>Badge of Honor (Avatar Icon)
|[[file:BTDB2 club icon avatar large.png|150px|Badge of Honor avatar]]<br>Badge of Honor (Avatar Icon)
|OFFICIAL CLUB MEMBER
|OFFICIAL CLUB MEMBER
|
|
|-
|-
|[[File:BTDB2 djbenjamin albumcover large.png|200px|3 Darts High and Popping avatar]]<br>3 Darts High and Popping (Avatar Icon)
|[[File:BTDB2 djbenjamin albumcover large.png|150px|3 Darts High and Popping avatar]]<br>3 Darts High and Popping (Avatar Icon)
|DE LA BEN (pink text)<br>3 DART POPS (green text)
|DE LA BEN (pink text)<br>3 DART POPS (green text)
|A reference to the album cover of ''[[wp:3 Feet High and Rising|3 Feet High and Rising]]'', which has similar text reading "DE LA SOUL" and "3 FEET HIGH AND RISING".
|A reference to the album cover of ''[[wp:3 Feet High and Rising|3 Feet High and Rising]]'', which has similar text reading "DE LA SOUL" and "3 FEET HIGH AND RISING".
|-
|-
|[[File:BTDB2 highwayman wanted large.png|200px|Wanted avatar]]<br>Wanted (Avatar Icon)
|[[File:BTDB2 highwayman wanted large.png|150px|Wanted avatar]]<br>Wanted (Avatar Icon)
|WANTED FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY!<br>THE INFAMOUS HIGHWAYMAN JERICHO
|WANTED FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY!<br>THE INFAMOUS HIGHWAYMAN JERICHO
|
|
|-
|-
|[[File:BTDB2 ice monkey captainscott large.png|200px|Captain Scott avatar]]<br>Captain Scott (Avatar Icon)
|[[File:BTDB2 ice monkey captainscott large.png|150px|Captain Scott avatar]]<br>Captain Scott (Avatar Icon)
|TRIN TO THE NOLE
|TRIP TO THE POLE
|Presumably a misspelling of "trip to the pole" due to the Monklish glyphs for "P" and "N" being very similar.
|The "P" glyphs are horizontally mirrored.
|-
|-
|[[File:BTDB2 kingvssentai large.png|200px|Monster Movie avatar]]<br>Monster Movie (Avatar Icon)
|[[File:BTDB2 kingvssentai large.png|150px|Monster Movie avatar]]<br>Monster Movie (Avatar Icon)
|KING VS SENTAI (logo)<br>WHO WILL WIN (right side)
|KING VS SENTAI (logo)<br>WHO WILL WIN (right side)
|
|
|-
|-
|[[File:BTDB2 juggernaut blueprint.png|200px|Juggernaut Blueprint avatar]]<br>Juggernaut Blueprint (Avatar Icon)
|[[File:BTDB2 juggernaut blueprint.png|150px|Juggernaut Blueprint avatar]]<br>Juggernaut Blueprint (Avatar Icon)
|good lord
|Left side:<br>RELOAD SPEED<br>PIERCE<br>RANGE<br>HURLS A GIANT SPIKED BALL THAT POPS LEAD AND EXCELS AT CRUSHING CERAMIC BLOONS.
|
 
Right side:<br>UPGRADE<br>DEVELOPMENT BRANCH<br>SIGNED<br>MONKEY (signature)
|The "P" glyphs are horizontally mirrored.
|}
|}


===Ninja Kiwi Blog===
===Ninja Kiwi Blog===
{{empty}}


===Other===
===Other===
{|class="wikitable center-col-1"
{|class="wikitable center-col-1"
!width="200px"|Image
!width="150px"|Image
!Transcription
!Transcription
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
|[[file:BTDBM 6.19 promo.jpg|200px|Promotional image for Bloons TD Battles (mobile) v6.19]]<br>Promotional image for [[Bloons TD Battles (mobile) v6.19|''Bloons TD Battles'' (mobile) v6.19]]
|[[file:BTDBM 6.19 promo.jpg|150px|Promotional image for Bloons TD Battles (mobile) v6.19]]<br>Promotional image for [[Bloons TD Battles (mobile) v6.19|''Bloons TD Battles'' (mobile) v6.19]]
|BAGGAGE CLAIM
|BAGGAGE CLAIM
|—
|—
|-
|-
|[[File:BCS ActChoice.png|200px|"Choose a Path" icon in Bloons Card Storm]]<br>"Choose a Path" icon in ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]''
|[[File:BCS ActChoice.png|150px|"Choose a Path" icon in Bloons Card Storm]]<br>"Choose a Path" icon in ''[[Bloons Card Storm]]''
|FAR NAER{{sic}}
|FAR NAER{{sic}}
|Presumably a misspelling of "near" and "far".
|Presumably a misspelling of "near" and "far".
|-
|-
|[[File:BCS Reinflated CardArt.png|200px|Reinflated card art in Bloons Card Storm]]<br>[[Reinflated]] card art in ''Bloons Card Storm''
|[[File:BCS Reinflated CardArt.png|150px|Reinflated card art in Bloons Card Storm]]<br>[[Reinflated]] card art in ''Bloons Card Storm''
|REINFLATED
|REINFLATED
|—
|—
|-
|-
|[[File:BCS CorvusAcademyofArts CardArt.png|200px|Corvus Academy of Arts card art in Bloons Card Storm]]<br>[[Corvus Academy of Arts]] card art in ''Bloons Card Storm''
|[[File:BCS CorvusAcademyofArts CardArt.png|150px|Corvus Academy of Arts card art in Bloons Card Storm]]<br>[[Corvus Academy of Arts]] card art in ''Bloons Card Storm''
|CORVUS
|CORVUS
|—
|—
|-
|-
|[[File:BP prop SurfShack.png|200px|Surf Shack icon in Bloons Pop!]]<br>Surf Shack icon in ''[[Bloons Pop!]]''
|[[File:BP prop SurfShack.png|150px|Surf Shack icon in Bloons Pop!]]<br>Surf Shack icon in ''[[Bloons Pop!]]''
|SEA
|SEA
|—
|—
|-
|-
|[[File:BP prop WitchsCauldron.png|200px|Spooky Cauldron icon in Bloons Pop!]]<br>Spooky Cauldron icon in ''Bloons Pop!''
|[[File:BP prop WitchsCauldron.png|150px|Spooky Cauldron icon in Bloons Pop!]]<br>Spooky Cauldron icon in ''Bloons Pop!''
|AHU?
|AHU?
|—
|—
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==References==
==References==
{{references}}
{{references}}
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Revision as of 18:30, 17 September 2025

Monklish (sometimes spelled Monkelish[1]) is a writing system in the Bloons franchise that debuted in the Flash version of Bloons Monkey City. It is used most commonly to write hidden messages within Bloons games and promotional material. In Bloons TD 6, it is also a selectable "language" option that displays the game's English text in Monklish characters. Its name is a portmanteau of "monkey" and "English".

Structure and usage

Monklish letters are a cipher of the Latin alphabet as it is used in English, but with no letter casing. Monklish numbers and punctuation are identical to English, except for exclamation and question marks, which have unique symbols. As such, Monklish text is essentially equivalent to English and, capitalization notwithstanding, text in one writing system can be transcribed to the other directly.

Most uses of Monklish in Bloons Monkey City and Bloons TD 6 appear to transcribe "th" digraphs as simply "T", such as "three" being transcribed as "TREE" and "thorns" being transcribed as "TORNS". Some Monklish writing in Bloons TD 6 appears to be misspelled due to certain glyphs being very similar to each other, such as the Monklish characters for "D" and "U" being the inverse of each other. A lot of Monklish in Bloons TD Battles 2 uses a horizontally mirrored version of the "P" glyph, making it resemble the "N" glyph.

As a language option

the First Time Tutorial! in Monklish

A language option for Monklish was added to Bloons TD 6 in version 33.0. It uses the same text as the English option, but it is displayed in a font that renders letters and exclamation/question marks in Monklish. Other punctuation marks and numbers are unaltered. Accented letters are rendered as their non-accented equivalents (e.g., Pouākai is rendered as "Pouakai").

List of uses

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Bloons Monkey City (Flash)

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Bloons TD 6

Background elements

Image Transcription Notes
Thumbnail of Adora's Temple
Adora's Temple 		MAX SDN (horizontal)
APEX DARK (vertical) 		"MAX SDN" seems to be a misspelling of of "MAX SUN" due to the Monklish glyphs for "U" and "D" being the inverse of each other.
Thumbnail of Bazaar
Bazaar 		KL TEA CO (tea stall)
CLOSED (building)
Thumbnail of Midnight Mansion
Midnight Mansion 		STOP (upper hallway)
NOWAY (stairs)
NOMONKE (lower hallway)
Thumbnail of Middle of the Road
Middle of the Road 		END START (wooden sign)
US (road sign)
CHV (pickup truck)
Thumbnail of Tinkerton
Tinkerton 		TO DO (whiteboard front)
SOLVE (whiteboard back)

Icons

Image Transcription Notes
Icon of Scoop's Tall Tale
Icon of Scoop's Tall Tale 		[...]ERE IS [...]MONKEY? (headline)
TALE (sticky notes)
BE: SCOOP OUR BELOVED HERO IS BUSY [...]OUND THE (text) 		The full text of the headline may be "WHERE IS SUPERMONKEY?"
Icon of the Legends menu
Icon of the Legends menu 		LEGEND

Promotional images

Image Transcription Notes
Promotional image for the Druid
Promotional image for the Druid 		A GUARDIAN OF TE[sic] FOREST AND A WARRIOR OF NATURE (first line)
ENEMY OF BLOONS (second line)
TORNS[sic] (1)
STORM (2)
SPIRIT FOREST (polaroid)
Promotional image for Captain Churchill
Promotional image for Captain Churchill 		MY TANK IS AMAZING (blue sticky note)
KABOOM! (yellow sticky note)
Promotional image for Race Events
Promotional image for Race Events 		EIGHTEEN ONE TREE[sic]
FIVE
Promotional image for Project ADHSV
Project ADHSV 		PROJECT ADHSV

Bloons TD Battles 2

Image Transcription Notes
Thumbnail of Precious Space
Precious Space 		A
B
C
D
E

Cosmetic items

Image Transcription Notes
Ice Cream Monkey avatar
Ice Cream Monkey (Avatar Icon) 		ICE (uniform)
[...]LE (sign) 		The sign text is partially obscured. The first two characters may be "S" and "A", reading "SALE".
Cyber Quincy Was 'Ere avatar
Cyber Quincy Was 'Ere (Avatar Icon) 		THE CQ UPGRADE The "P" glyph is horizontally mirrored. "CQ" is likely short for "Cyber Quincy".
Badge of Honor avatar
Badge of Honor (Avatar Icon) 		OFFICIAL CLUB MEMBER
3 Darts High and Popping avatar
3 Darts High and Popping (Avatar Icon) 		DE LA BEN (pink text)
3 DART POPS (green text) 		A reference to the album cover of 3 Feet High and Rising, which has similar text reading "DE LA SOUL" and "3 FEET HIGH AND RISING".
Wanted avatar
Wanted (Avatar Icon) 		WANTED FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY!
THE INFAMOUS HIGHWAYMAN JERICHO
Captain Scott avatar
Captain Scott (Avatar Icon) 		TRIP TO THE POLE The "P" glyphs are horizontally mirrored.
Monster Movie avatar
Monster Movie (Avatar Icon) 		KING VS SENTAI (logo)
WHO WILL WIN (right side)
Juggernaut Blueprint avatar
Juggernaut Blueprint (Avatar Icon) 		Left side:
RELOAD SPEED
PIERCE
RANGE
HURLS A GIANT SPIKED BALL THAT POPS LEAD AND EXCELS AT CRUSHING CERAMIC BLOONS.

Right side:
UPGRADE
DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
SIGNED
MONKEY (signature)

The "P" glyphs are horizontally mirrored.

Ninja Kiwi Blog

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Other

Image Transcription Notes
Promotional image for Bloons TD Battles (mobile) v6.19
Promotional image for Bloons TD Battles (mobile) v6.19 		BAGGAGE CLAIM —
"Choose a Path" icon in Bloons Card Storm
"Choose a Path" icon in Bloons Card Storm 		FAR NAER[sic] Presumably a misspelling of "near" and "far".
Reinflated card art in Bloons Card Storm
Reinflated card art in Bloons Card Storm 		REINFLATED —
Corvus Academy of Arts card art in Bloons Card Storm
Corvus Academy of Arts card art in Bloons Card Storm 		CORVUS —
Surf Shack icon in Bloons Pop!
Surf Shack icon in Bloons Pop! 		SEA —
Spooky Cauldron icon in Bloons Pop!
Spooky Cauldron icon in Bloons Pop! 		AHU? —

References

  1. ↑ "Bloons TD 6 - Update Notes! Version 33.0". Reddit. Retrieved Fri, 11 Jul 2025.
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