Designing Coexistence. Salentino Greek as a critical space for multigraphic design

Reconsidering the concept of writing code entails questioning how graphic systems currently mediate the production and transmission of knowledge. Multigraphicism—defined as the simultaneous or alternating use of multiple alphabets for a single language—is a widespread yet still underrecognized practice, particularly among minority and regional languages. This contribution offers a reflection on fluid multigraphicism, understood as a theoretical and design model that transcends compartmentalization between writing systems and promotes their coexistence. The case study of Salentino Greek, a Hellenophone variety spoken in Puglia, highlights the challenges arising from the lack of adequate typographic infrastructure: the absence of integrated fonts and multigraphic keyboard layouts has led to adaptive solutions that compromise the phonological and visual representation of the language. Through an analysis of local lexicography and digital writing practices, the study demonstrates how forced transliteration into the Latin alphabet contributes to the erosion of Greek usage. The paper proposes the introduction of a multigraphic digital keyboard layout as a critical design solution, capable of supporting alphabetic alternation and enabling authentically synsemic writing. In this context, typographic design assumes an epistemological role, helping to rethink the logics of accessibility, inclusivity, and linguistic representation. Fluid multigraphicism thus emerges as a device for writing complexity, moving beyond alphabetic linearity and embracing a networked structure of knowledge.