SanskritinGrantha

san·GranAbugidaMultiple-source attestation (MAIN)

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Language

Sanskrit

ISO 639-3sanStatusHistoricalScopeMacrolanguageScripts used14

Also written in:

Bhaiksuki (Bhks)Devanagari (Nagari) (Deva)Sharada, Śāradā (Shrd)Siddham, Siddhaṃ, Siddhamātṛkā (Sidd)Latin (Latn)Brahmi (Brah)Myanmar (Burmese) (Mymr)Tirhuta (Tirh)Newa, Newar, Newari, Nepāla lipi (Newa)Kharoshthi (Khar)Sinhala (Sinh)Nandinagari (Nand)Kawi (Kawi)

Script

Grantha

ISO 15924GranFamilyBrahmic / IndicOriginSouth AsiaDirectionLeft-to-rightStatusLiving scriptOpenType taggran

Grantha script, used in South India to write Sanskrit. Parent of the modern Malayalam script; closely related to Tamil.

Other languages using Grantha

MalayalammalOld TamilotyTamiltam

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