Devanagari (Nagari) vs Linear B
Writing system comparison · ISO Deva vs ISO Linb
Devanagari (Nagari) is a Living Left-to-right script from South Asian used by 61 languages. Linear B is a Historical Left-to-right script from European (211 Unicode characters) used by 1 language. Both scripts read Left-to-right.
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Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Devanagari (Nagari) | Linear B |
|---|---|---|
| ISO Code | Deva | Linb |
| Direction | Left-to-right | Left-to-right |
| Status | Living | Historical |
| Region | South Asian | European |
| Characters | — | 211 |
| Languages | 61 | 1 |
| Script Type | Abugida | Syllabary |
| Descended From | Brahmi | — |
| Total Speakers | ~810M | — |
| Introduced | 1200 CE | 1400 BCE |
| Unicode Ranges |
U+10000–U+1005D
U+10080–U+100FA
|
Only in Devanagari (Nagari)
61 languages
Used by Both
0 languages
No shared languages
Only in Linear B
1 language
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Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.