12480 is a suite of scripts that are used for writing numerically based languages. The 12480 writing system is designed like a numeral system, but it can be used as an alphabet or a syllabary. It is based on the theory that written words could be treated as numbers rather than simply as ordered sets of symbols. 12480's binary basis allows it to have an optimal amount of logically related representations using the higher base numeral systems. The phonetic representation of 12480 is designed around the binary foundation rather than the reverse. These factors combine to form a very universal writing system.