Gurmukhi

ISO 15924: GuruAbugida6 total languages
IANA registered: 16 October 2005

Example text

ਸਾਰੇ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਆਜ਼ਾਦ ਅਤੇ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਮਾਣ-ਸਨਮਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਨਮ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਹਨ

Rendered using a Noto web font where available; falls back to system fonts.

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 / Indic
Geographic origin
South Asia
Usage status
Living script
OpenType tag
gur2
Used for Punjabi (the primary script in India). Name means 'from the Guru'; associated with the Sikh religion and its scripture, the Gurū Granth Sāhib.

Related Scripts

DevaDevanagari (Nagari)BengBengali (Bangla)

Unicode Blocks

GurmukhiU+0A00

1 Unicode block contain Gurmukhi 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.

Language-specific characters and typing resources

A script does not have one alphabet shared by every language. Compare these directly sourced CLDR locale repertoires.

Multiple-source attestation (MAIN)
2

Panjabi
pan
Sindhi
snd

Single-source attestation (AUX)
4

Bhili
bhbSingle source
Lahnda
lahSingle source
Rathawi
rtwSingle source
Saraiki
skrSingle source