What do the Runes say in Madoka?
Deciphering the runes was by no means a simple task. And as such there was quite a bit of history behind it as different people attempted various ways to decrypt it. In the end, the runes were found to be a substitution cipher for German.

A full guide to deciphering the runes in Madoka as well as a complete translated list of all their appearances throughout the Puella Magi series can be found here.



If you want to take a shot at decrypting them yourself, use the chart below. This will transliterate the runes into German - after that you're on your own. :)