Kaithi

ISO 15924: KthiAbugida10 total languages
IANA registered: 5 December 2007

Example text

๐‘‚ƒ๐‘‚ฎ๐‘‚ฅ๐‘‚ฐ๐‘‚ฅ

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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
Historical script
OpenType tag
kthi
Kaithi script, used in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh for administrative and commercial documents until the 19th century.

Related Scripts

DevaDevanagari (Nagari)BengBengali (Bangla)ShrdSharada, ลšฤradฤ

Unicode Blocks

KaithiU+11080

1 Unicode block contain Kaithi characters. Browse all Unicode blocks โ†’

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)
3

Bhojpuri
bho
Magahi
mag
Maithili
mai

Single-source attestation (AUX)
7

Awadhi
awaSingle source
Fiji Hindi
hifSingle source
Hindi
hinSingle source
Caribbean Hindustani
hnsSingle source
Sadri
sckSingle source
Oraon Sadri
sdrSingle source
Panchpargania
tdbSingle source