The design and syntheses of new birefringent crystals will be of great importance in commercial applications and materials science. A series of ultraviolet (UV) birefringent crystals, AX•(H 2 SeO 3 ) n (A = K, Cs; X = Cl, Br; n = 1, 2), with large sizes up to 23 × 6 × 3 mm 3 , was successfully synthesized by simple aqueous solution method. These four compounds belong to three different space groups. Isomorphic KCl•(H 2 SeO 3 ) 2 and CsCl•(H 2 SeO 3 ) 2 crystallize in the P 1 space group, while CsBr•(H 2 SeO 3 ) 2 and CsCl•H 2 SeO 3 crystallize in the P2 1 /m and P2 1 /c space groups, respectively. They exhibit cocrystal structures composed of [2(H 2 SeO 3 )] ∞ and [AX] ∞ frameworks, ingeniously inheriting the large optical anisotropy of selenite and the wide band gap of alkali metal halide. And it proves that these compounds indeed possess large birefringence (0.1−0.17 at 532 nm) and short UV cutoff edges (227−239 nm), achieving a balance of optical properties. This research affords a simple and viable strategy for the design and syntheses of new UV birefringent crystals. Besides, it is also found that the n value and ionic size (A and X ions) have important influences on the crystal structures and optical properties of AX•(H 2 SeO 3 ) n . And this will promote further understanding of the alkali metal halide selenite family.