An alternative representation of Aurebesh numerals saw usage across the galaxy. This numeral system, markedly distinct from standard Aurebesh, was observed on locations such as At Achrann, At Attin, Coruscant, Daiyu, Kessel, Lothal, Nevarro, Nur, and Plazir-15. It also appeared on credit chips, within Tech's visor, and was employed by entities like the Galactic Empire and their senate, as well as the New Republic. Furthermore, it was present on the Razor Crest's console, a monitor inside the Providence, Ahsoka Tano's shuttle, monitors calculating special galactic coordinates on the Eye of Sion, the Onyx Cinder's cockpit monitor, within the rank insignia of the First Order, and in the Libertine Star Yacht's databank.
The numerals, which used a system of dots and lines, were a departure from typical Aurebesh numerical characters.
Back in 232 BBY, these numerals were etched onto a collection of Republic credit chips that Ansen Strung, a bounty hunter, used to get some sap beverages for himself and some Jedi Initiates who helped him find a missing kibbin. "8 4 2" was written on the credits.
During the Clone Wars, Jedi Master Yoda used credit chips with alternate numerals to pay Anthen for information on a secret Separatist weapons project called Operation: Titan. They were also seen on a map of destinations in the Coruscant Underworld subtram.
Following the Clone Wars, these numerals were displayed on monitors within the Imperial Senate repulsorpods, although standard Aurebesh numerals were also in use.
Around the same time, Tech of Clone Force 99 had a special visor used for scanning. In Cid's mine, the scan showed "IPSIUM DETECTED" followed by alternate numerals.
Omega gave Lanse Crowder some credit chips with "845" in these numerals as payment for a tree-shaped artifact. During this, Hunter was playing sabacc with a Bith, with the credit chips on the table showing "9 99" in the same numerals.
The Marauder's cockpit control panel used these numerals when Tech taught Omega how to fly. When Tech had to share some important news, lengthy numeral chains appeared on a different screen. This data also showed up when Tech told Clone Force 99 about his search through Republic and Imperial files for information on the Advanced Science Division.
As CX-2 tracked Phee Genoa's starship, Providence, a blue monitor on Genoa's ship displayed a long list of Aurebesh numbers.
Years down the line, a door in the spice mines of Kessel was marked "D7 X371K" using these numerals. They also appeared on monitors in Daiyu spaceport and on Fortress Inquisitorius blueprints available on the underwater stronghold's computers.
Before the Galactic Civil War, these numerals were part of a wall mural in the Capital City of Lothal called 7189.
During the Galactic Civil War, Kes Dameron used binoculars to spy on a Scarabi safe house during Rebel Alliance leader Mon Mothma's rescue. The display showed "042 1792-46" in these numerals.
After the Galactic Empire's fall, Din Djarin's ship, the Razor Crest, used these numerals on its console. They also appeared on a red monitor on the console of his N-1 starfighter, displaying "ALT 51" and "PSI 11", and on a small, upside-down blue monitor listing numbers 1 through 9.
Soon after, a Six-O-Two Mitigator used by the New Republic Amnesty Program had a monitor listing alternative numerals 1 through 9, representing different voltage levels.
The statue of IG-11 in Nevarro City on Nevarro had a plaque using these numerals, and a local cafe's prices were also written in them.
The security camera monitoring room in the peacekeeping zone on Plazir-15 displayed "CAMERA 7709-739" on several monitors, and "SECTOR 7G" on another. They also appeared on the Premium Droid Rentals sign, reading "D7X", on spark pads that read "2311 PLAZIR 86", and on the console used by the lab tech.
When Sabine Wren tried to hack into a HK-87 assassin droid's memory banks, her datapad showed "ABC 1112 34" on both sides, using these numerals.
During a dogfight_in_the_denab_system when Ahsoka Tano had Wren man their shuttle's tail gun, a monitor in the gunner seat displayed "1 2 3 4 5 6" in these numerals.
The Eye of Sion used these numerals to calculate the hyperspace coordinates for its journey to Peridea. As the ship neared Peridea, these numbers appeared alongside regular Aurebesh letters on the Star Navigator Droid's monitor.
At Hera Syndulla's hearing in the New Republic's Defense Council building on Coruscant, a large panel displayed "NEW REPUBLIC" on the left with red and blue cells labeled with alternative Aurebesh numerals, and "HALL OF JUSTICE DOCKET" on the right. The scrolling Aurebesh listed case files, with some lines having "CASE" followed by letters and alternative numerals.
Neel, a youngling from At Attin, had a walkie talkie set up with Aurebesh settings, and featuring numerous alternative numerals. It read:
During the escape from Port Borgo, as the Skeleton Crew prepared to jump to hyperspace, the top of the cockpit screen showed "0720 07 01 07 019". During their escape from the observatory moon, it displayed "920 18 01 07 0009".
The Fallen Sanctum on At Achrann had pillars with galactic coordinates to all the lost Jewels of the Old Republic, inscribed in alternative numerals. One column read:
The inscription on another post transliterated as:
A computer used by Wendle on At Attin had "NA76" printed over the screen, using alternative numerals.
A holographic readout of Captain Rennod's log contained alternative Aurebesh numbers, and transliterated as:
The following text subsequently appeared at the top:
When the Onyx Cinder was pinned by a garbage machine on Lanupa, forcing the Skeleton Crew to turn on the emergency hull demolition sequencer and purge the hull, alternative numerals and Aurebesh text appeared on a circular monitor next to a switch that that Fern activated. The readout transliterated as:
*Note that only the initial third of the Aurebesh letter E in the word "range" can be seen, while the remainder is inexplicably truncated.
As the children gazed at the greenish Barrier of At Attin, a circular cockpit monitor displayed the alternative numerals "19 38". When Jod Na Nawood and SM-33 noticed an incoming transmission on the Onyx Cinder's computer, the numbers "012788 91 28 279 1520 08 01 07 0009" appeared at the top of the monitor.
When Navood was in the Supervisor's Tower on At Attin, fellow pirate Vane reported to him about a speeder bike incident. As Vane said, "But don't worry. We got him." a small display on the panel before Navood read "B09 19270", using alternative numerals.
Shortly before the First Order-Resistance War, the 8Key logo featured the number 8 in this script. This business was advertised on R4-G77, an astromech droid owned by Hype Fazon, a racer pilot on the Colossus refueling station.
During the war, First Order rank insignia used this system, with numbers in the insignias for sergeant ("Ro 8") and squad leader ("Hal 4"). Lank Paze wore the "Hal 4" insignia, and Armitage Hux's First Order monitor displayed the "Ro 8" insignia. The Libertine's databank, accessed by DJ after stealing the Star Yacht in Canto Bight, used these numerals to list prices in the owner's catalog of starfighters for sale.
Rex, an RX-Series pilot droid who provided musical entertainment in Oga's Cantina on Batuu, had an inscription, "RX24," on his chest.
Stephen Crane from West End Games invented Aurebesh for the 1993 book Star Wars Miniatures Battles Companion. Crane based the alphabet on a script seen on the second Death Star monitor readouts in the 1983 movie Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. However, Crane didn't create Aurebesh numbers because the film's Death Star monitors showed regular Arabic numerals.
However, a dot-and-line numeral system first appeared in West End Games' Platt's Starport Guide, featuring a "Current transponder code profile" graphic with numerals along the graph's axes, representing numbers 0 through 16. This graph was reused in West End Games' Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised and Stock Ships.
In 1998, Star Wars fan Peter Schuster digitized these numerals as part of his New Aurabesh font, available for download. While most canon Aurebesh uses Arabic numbers, this alternate font has appeared in various Star Wars media without a specific name.
In Star Wars canon, these numerals first appeared on a subtram destination map in the Coruscant Underworld, created for the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "To Catch a Jedi." Though the map is visible on-screen, it's too distant to read clearly.
The 2014 Episode Guide for Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion on StarWars.com includes concept art translating a sign on Lothal as 7, 1, 8, and 9. The 2017 reference book Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia presents an Aurebesh font with examples of the numbers 3 and 7. Both sources use West End Games' alternate font.
Concept art on StarWars.com for the Star Wars Resistance episode "Descent" shows an unused design for First Order officers wearing a sleeve rank insignia reading "HAL 4", but the insignia isn't in the final episode.
Costume concept art by Glyn Dillon in The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker shows Finn in a yellow jacket with Aurebesh on the back, reading "FN 2187", "FINN"/"TICO". The inscription uses an alternative Aurebesh font and alternative numerals.