What direction does Malayalam read?

Malayalam reads Left-to-right (LTR).

What direction does Telugu read?

Telugu reads Left-to-right (LTR).

How many characters does Malayalam have?

Malayalam has 118 characters in Unicode.

How many characters does Telugu have?

Telugu has 101 characters in Unicode.

Malayalam vs Telugu

Writing system comparison · ISO Mlym vs ISO Telu

Malayalam is a Living Left-to-right script from South Asian (118 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.

Malayalam

നമസ്കാരം

മലയാളലിപി

Telugu

నమస్కారం

తెలుగు లిపి

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Malayalam	Telugu
ISO Code	Mlym	Telu
Direction	Left-to-right	Left-to-right
Status	Living	Living
Region	South Asian	South Asian
Characters	118	101
Languages	1	4
Script Type	Abugida	Abugida
Descended From	Grantha	Brahmi
Total Speakers	~35M	~95M
Introduced	830 CE	1100 CE
Unicode Ranges	U+0D00–U+0D7F	U+0C00–U+0C7F