What direction does Tamil read?

Tamil reads Left-to-right (LTR).

What direction does Telugu read?

Telugu reads Left-to-right (LTR).

How many characters does Tamil have?

Tamil has 123 characters in Unicode.

How many characters does Telugu have?

Telugu has 101 characters in Unicode.

Tamil vs Telugu

Writing system comparison · ISO Taml vs ISO Telu

Tamil is a Living Left-to-right script from South Asian (123 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.

Tamil

வணக்கம்

தமிழ் எழுத்து

Telugu

నమస్కారం

తెలుగు లిపి

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Tamil	Telugu
ISO Code	Taml	Telu
Direction	Left-to-right	Left-to-right
Status	Living	Living
Region	South Asian	South Asian
Characters	123	101
Languages	2	4
Script Type	Abugida	Abugida
Descended From	Brahmi	Brahmi
Total Speakers	~78M	~95M
Introduced	700 CE	1100 CE
Unicode Ranges	U+0B82–U+0BFA U+11FC0–U+11FFF	U+0C00–U+0C7F