What direction does Gurmukhi read?

Gurmukhi reads Left-to-right (LTR).

What direction does Telugu read?

Telugu reads Left-to-right (LTR).

How many characters does Gurmukhi have?

Gurmukhi has 80 characters in Unicode.

How many characters does Telugu have?

Telugu has 101 characters in Unicode.

Gurmukhi vs Telugu

Writing system comparison · ISO Guru vs ISO Telu

Gurmukhi is a Living Left-to-right script from South Asian (80 Unicode characters) used by 1 language. Telugu is a Living Left-to-right script from South Asian (101 Unicode characters) used by 4 languages. Both scripts read Left-to-right.

Gurmukhi

ਸਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ

ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ

Telugu

నమస్కారం

తెలుగు లిపి

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Gurmukhi	Telugu
ISO Code	Guru	Telu
Direction	Left-to-right	Left-to-right
Status	Living	Living
Region	South Asian	South Asian
Characters	80	101
Languages	1	4
Script Type	Abugida	Abugida
Descended From	Brahmi	Brahmi
Total Speakers	~65M	~95M
Introduced	1539 CE	1100 CE
Unicode Ranges	U+0A01–U+0A76	U+0C00–U+0C7F