Ever caught a face staring back from somewhere?

Convex mirrors
Convex mirrors 1.291958° N, 103.831695° E
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Face in a leaf
Face in a leaf 1.383577° N, 103.881038° E
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Drop-off point markings
Drop-off point markings 1.310913° N, 103.864497° E
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That's pareidolia — your brain seeing a pattern where none exists. Faces weren’t all we spotted across Singapore.

We also found an entire alphabet.

Window frames
Window frames 1.349880° N, 103.850083° E
Hotel 81 Chinatown
Hotel 81 Chinatown 1.284667° N, 103.844222° E
Hand rails at Marina Bay Sands
Hand rails at Marina Bay Sands 1.285556° N, 103.860283° E

This National Day, dive into a unique font set uncovered by The Straits Times’ Picture Desk. Explore a collection of 78 images of hidden letters, compose your own message with our special keyboard, and take part in our NDP tickets giveaway.

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With these letters, we built a keyboard.

Type using the keyboard below, then choose a photo for each letter. Submit your image to win NDP 2026 tickets!