Devanagari (Nagari) vs Gurmukhi
Writing system comparison · ISO Deva vs ISO Guru
Devanagari (Nagari) is a Living Left-to-right script from South Asian used by 61 languages. Gurmukhi is a Living Left-to-right script from South Asian (80 Unicode characters) used by 1 language. Both scripts read Left-to-right.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Devanagari (Nagari) | Gurmukhi |
|---|---|---|
| ISO Code | Deva | Guru |
| Direction | Left-to-right | Left-to-right |
| Status | Living | Living |
| Region | South Asian | South Asian |
| Characters | — | 80 |
| Languages | 61 | 1 |
| Script Type | Abugida | Abugida |
| Descended From | Brahmi | Brahmi |
| Total Speakers | ~810M | ~65M |
| Introduced | 1200 CE | 1539 CE |
| Unicode Ranges |
U+0A01–U+0A76
|
Only in Devanagari (Nagari)
61 languages
Used by Both
0 languages
No shared languages
Only in Gurmukhi
1 language
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Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.