Brahmi

ISO 15924: BrahAbugida11 total languages
IANA registered: 16 October 2005

Example text

No example text is available for Brahmi.

Writing Direction
Direction
Left-to-right
RTL
No
Vertical tradition
None / unusual
Source
Unicode CLDR scriptMetadata.txt
LTR value derived from Unicode CLDR script metadata.
Script Properties
Family
Brahmic (Ancestor)
Geographic origin
South Asia
Usage status
Ancient script
OpenType tag
brah
Brahmi (c. 300 BCE), the ancestor of almost all South and Southeast Asian scripts. One of the most influential writing systems in history. Its origin is debated: possibly derived from Aramaic, Proto-Sinaitic, or independently invented.

Related Scripts

DevaDevanagari (Nagari)BengBengali (Bangla)GuruGurmukhiGujrGujaratiOryaOriya (Odia)TamlTamilTeluTeluguKndaKannadaMlymMalayalamSinhSinhalaTibtTibetanMymrMyanmar (Burmese)ThaiThaiLaooLaoKhmrKhmerGranGranthaKharKharoshthi

Unicode Blocks

BrahmiU+11000

1 Unicode block contain Brahmi characters. Browse all Unicode blocks →

The lists below count source attestation, not current or official usage. A language can appear under several scripts. Sources, denominators and limitations.

Multiple-source attestation (MAIN)
7

Khotanese
kho
Classical Newari
nwc
Ardhamāgadhī Prākrit
pka
Pali
pli
Māhārāṣṭri Prākrit
pmh
Sauraseni Prākrit
psu
Tumshuqese
xtq

Single-source attestation (AUX)
4

Goan Konkani
gomSingle source
Konkani (macrolanguage)
kokSingle source
Eastern Magar
mgpSingle source
Sanskrit
sanSingle source