Sinhala vs Telugu
Writing system comparison · ISO Sinh vs ISO Telu
Sinhala is a Living Left-to-right script from South Asian (111 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.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | Sinhala | Telugu |
|---|---|---|
| ISO Code | Sinh | Telu |
| Direction | Left-to-right | Left-to-right |
| Status | Living | Living |
| Region | South Asian | South Asian |
| Characters | 111 | 101 |
| Languages | 1 | 4 |
| Script Type | Abugida | Abugida |
| Descended From | Brahmi | Brahmi |
| Total Speakers | ~17M | ~95M |
| Introduced | 300 CE | 1100 CE |
| Unicode Ranges |
U+0D81–U+0DF4
U+111E1–U+111F4
|
U+0C00–U+0C7F
|
Only in Sinhala
1 language
Used by Both
0 languages
No shared languages
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Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.