diff --git a/constants/charmap.asm b/constants/charmap.asm
index 3edce65ffa2..3b834dc3f38 100644
--- a/constants/charmap.asm
+++ b/constants/charmap.asm
@@ -418,6 +418,16 @@
 	charmap "８", $fe
 	charmap "９", $ff
 
+; Unown charmap, for Unown words (see gfx/tilesets/ruins_of_alph.png)
+pushc
+	newcharmap unown
+	DEF PRINTABLE_UNOWN EQUS "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ-"
+	for i, STRLEN("{PRINTABLE_UNOWN}")
+		charmap STRSUB("{PRINTABLE_UNOWN}", i + 1, 1), $10 * (i / 8) + 2 * i
+	endr
+	charmap "@", $ff ; end
+popc
+
 ; ASCII charmap, for mobile functions
 pushc
 	newcharmap ascii
diff --git a/constants/script_constants.asm b/constants/script_constants.asm
index 29f9de8bf54..bfc0a500813 100644
--- a/constants/script_constants.asm
+++ b/constants/script_constants.asm
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ DEF NUM_UNOWN_PUZZLES EQU const_value
 	const UNOWNWORDS_LIGHT  ; 1
 	const UNOWNWORDS_WATER  ; 2
 	const UNOWNWORDS_HO_OH  ; 3
+DEF NUM_UNOWN_WALLS EQU const_value
+DEF UNOWN_WALL_MENU_HEADER_SIZE EQU 5
 
 ; MoveTutor setval arguments
 	const_def 1
diff --git a/data/events/unown_walls.asm b/data/events/unown_walls.asm
index 6e28b5f1c26..c71df387396 100644
--- a/data/events/unown_walls.asm
+++ b/data/events/unown_walls.asm
@@ -1,45 +1,23 @@
-MACRO unownwall
-	for n, CHARLEN(\1)
-		DEF x = CHARSUB(\1, n + 1)
-		if x == "-"
-			db $64
-		elif x >= "Y"
-			db 2 * (x - "Y") + $60
-		elif x >= "Q"
-			db 2 * (x - "Q") + $40
-		elif x >= "I"
-			db 2 * (x - "I") + $20
-		else
-			db 2 * (x - "A")
-		endc
-	endr
-	db -1 ; end
-ENDM
+; strings correspond to UNOWNWORDS_* constants (see constants/script_constants.asm)
+DEF UNOWNWORD_{d:UNOWNWORDS_ESCAPE} EQUS "ESCAPE"
+DEF UNOWNWORD_{d:UNOWNWORDS_LIGHT}  EQUS "LIGHT"
+DEF UNOWNWORD_{d:UNOWNWORDS_WATER}  EQUS "WATER"
+DEF UNOWNWORD_{d:UNOWNWORDS_HO_OH}  EQUS "HO-OH"
 
 UnownWalls:
-; UNOWNWORDS_ESCAPE
-	; db $08, $44, $04, $00, $2e, $08, -1
-	unownwall "ESCAPE"
-; UNOWNWORDS_LIGHT
-	; db $26, $20, $0c, $0e, $46, -1
-	unownwall "LIGHT"
-; UNOWNWORDS_WATER
-	; db $4c, $00, $46, $08, $42, -1
-	unownwall "WATER"
-; UNOWNWORDS_HO_OH
-	; db $0e, $2c, $64, $2c, $0e, -1
-	unownwall "HO-OH"
+; entries correspond to UNOWNWORDS_* constants
+	list_start UnownWalls
+	for x, NUM_UNOWN_WALLS
+		li "{UNOWNWORD_{d:x}}"
+	endr
+	assert_list_length NUM_UNOWN_WALLS
 
 MenuHeaders_UnownWalls:
-; UNOWNWORDS_ESCAPE
-	db MENU_BACKUP_TILES ; flags
-	menu_coords 3, 4, 16, 9
-; UNOWNWORDS_LIGHT
-	db MENU_BACKUP_TILES ; flags
-	menu_coords 4, 4, 15, 9
-; UNOWNWORDS_WATER
-	db MENU_BACKUP_TILES ; flags
-	menu_coords 4, 4, 15, 9
-; UNOWNWORDS_HO_OH
-	db MENU_BACKUP_TILES ; flags
-	menu_coords 4, 4, 15, 9
+; entries correspond to UNOWNWORDS_* constants
+	table_width UNOWN_WALL_MENU_HEADER_SIZE, MenuHeaders_UnownWalls
+	for x, NUM_UNOWN_WALLS
+		DEF n = CHARLEN("{UNOWNWORD_{d:x}}")
+		db MENU_BACKUP_TILES ; flags
+		menu_coords 9 - n, 4, 10 + n, 9
+	endr
+	assert_table_length NUM_UNOWN_WALLS
diff --git a/engine/events/unown_walls.asm b/engine/events/unown_walls.asm
index 3934943f4db..cfa624c04d0 100644
--- a/engine/events/unown_walls.asm
+++ b/engine/events/unown_walls.asm
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ DisplayUnownWords:
 	and a
 	jr z, .load
 
-	ld d, $0
-	ld e, $5
+	ld d, 0
+	ld e, UNOWN_WALL_MENU_HEADER_SIZE
 .loop
 	add hl, de
 	dec a
@@ -148,17 +148,19 @@ DisplayUnownWords:
 	call CloseWindow
 	ret
 
+pushc
+setcharmap unown
+
 INCLUDE "data/events/unown_walls.asm"
 
 _DisplayUnownWords_FillAttr:
 	ld a, [de]
-	cp $ff
+	cp "@"
 	ret z
-	cp $60
+	cp "Y"
 	ld a, VRAM_BANK_1 | PAL_BG_BROWN
 	jr c, .got_pal
 	ld a, PAL_BG_BROWN
-
 .got_pal
 	call .PlaceSquare
 	inc hl
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ _DisplayUnownWords_CopyWord:
 	push de
 .word_loop
 	ld a, [de]
-	cp $ff
+	cp "@"
 	jr z, .word_done
 	ld c, a
 	call .ConvertChar
@@ -200,12 +202,12 @@ _DisplayUnownWords_CopyWord:
 .ConvertChar:
 	push hl
 	ld a, c
-	cp $60
-	jr z, .Tile60
-	cp $62
-	jr z, .Tile62
-	cp $64
-	jr z, .Tile64
+	cp "Y"
+	jr z, .YChar
+	cp "Z"
+	jr z, .ZChar
+	cp "-"
+	jr z, .DashChar
 	ld [hli], a
 	inc a
 	ld [hld], a
@@ -221,7 +223,7 @@ _DisplayUnownWords_CopyWord:
 	pop hl
 	ret
 
-.Tile60:
+.YChar:
 	ld [hl], $5b
 	inc hl
 	ld [hl], $5c
@@ -233,7 +235,7 @@ _DisplayUnownWords_CopyWord:
 	pop hl
 	ret
 
-.Tile62:
+.ZChar:
 	ld [hl], $4e
 	inc hl
 	ld [hl], $4f
@@ -245,7 +247,7 @@ _DisplayUnownWords_CopyWord:
 	pop hl
 	ret
 
-.Tile64:
+.DashChar:
 	ld [hl], $2
 	inc hl
 	ld [hl], $3
@@ -256,3 +258,5 @@ _DisplayUnownWords_CopyWord:
 	ld [hl], $2
 	pop hl
 	ret
+
+popc