What direction does Kannada read?

Kannada reads Left-to-right (LTR).

What direction does Telugu read?

Telugu reads Left-to-right (LTR).

How many characters does Kannada have?

Kannada has 92 characters in Unicode.

How many characters does Telugu have?

Telugu has 101 characters in Unicode.

Kannada vs Telugu

Writing system comparison · ISO Knda vs ISO Telu

Kannada is a Living Left-to-right script from South Asian (92 Unicode characters) used by 2 languages. Telugu is a Living Left-to-right script from South Asian (101 Unicode characters) used by 4 languages. Both scripts read Left-to-right.

Kannada

ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ

ಕನ್ನಡ ಲಿಪಿ

Telugu

నమస్కారం

తెలుగు లిపి

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Kannada	Telugu
ISO Code	Knda	Telu
Direction	Left-to-right	Left-to-right
Status	Living	Living
Region	South Asian	South Asian
Characters	92	101
Languages	2	4
Script Type	Abugida	Abugida
Descended From	Brahmi	Brahmi
Total Speakers	~44M	~95M
Introduced	1500 CE	1100 CE
Unicode Ranges	U+0C80–U+0CF3	U+0C00–U+0C7F