Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl Review It is a mystery whether Unown predates or postdates written language, and therefore which one is based on the other. Unown is said to resemble ancient writing and hieroglyphs. The letter Unown have fully open eyes but the punctuation mark Unown have eyes that are only half-open, to mark the end of a sentence. They come in 28 different forms, 26 resembling each letter of the Latin alphabet as well as a question mark and an exclamation point. It is entirely black, except for its large white eye with a small, black pupil. Unown is a flat, thin Pokémon shaped like an eye with appendages that make it resemble a letter of the Latin alphabet or a punctuation mark.
