What direction does Bengali (Bangla) read?

Bengali (Bangla) reads Left-to-right (LTR).

What direction does Devanagari (Nagari) read?

Devanagari (Nagari) reads Left-to-right (LTR).

How many characters does Bengali (Bangla) have?

Bengali (Bangla) has character count data not available.

How many characters does Devanagari (Nagari) have?

Devanagari (Nagari) has character count data not available.

Bengali (Bangla) vs Devanagari (Nagari)

Writing system comparison · ISO Beng vs ISO Deva

Bengali (Bangla) is a Living Left-to-right script from South Asian used by 11 languages. Devanagari (Nagari) is a Living Left-to-right script from South Asian used by 61 languages. Both scripts read Left-to-right. 2 languages are written in both scripts.

Bengali (Bangla)

হ্যালো বিশ্ব

বাংলা লিপি

Devanagari (Nagari)

नमस्ते दुनिया

देवनागरी

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Bengali (Bangla)	Devanagari (Nagari)
ISO Code	Beng	Deva
Direction	Left-to-right	Left-to-right
Status	Living	Living
Region	South Asian	South Asian
Characters	—	—
Languages	11	61
Script Type	Abugida	Abugida
Descended From	Brahmi	Brahmi
Total Speakers	~249M	~810M
Introduced	1000 CE	1200 CE

Only in Bengali (Bangla)

9 languages

Assamese Bangla Bishnupriya Chakma Manipuri Mizo grt rkt syl

Used by Both

2 languages

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Only in Devanagari (Nagari)

59 languages

Angika Awadhi Bhojpuri Bodo Braj Dogri Fiji Hindi Gondi Haryanvi Hindi Kangri Kashmiri Konkani Kurukh Magahi Maithili Marathi Marwari Nepali Newari Rajasthani Sindhi bap bfy bhb bhi bjj btv dty gbm

Bengali (Bangla) vs Devanagari (Nagari)

Side-by-Side Comparison

Only in Bengali (Bangla)

Used by Both

Only in Devanagari (Nagari)

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