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Bhaiksuki

Q: What type of writing system is Bhaiksuki?

Bhaiksuki is an Abugida used in the South Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 97 characters in Unicode.

Q: How many languages use the Bhaiksuki script?

0 languages use the Bhaiksuki script according to Unicode CLDR data.

Q: What direction does Bhaiksuki read?

Bhaiksuki is written Left-to-right, meaning text flows from left to right.

Q: When was the Bhaiksuki script created?

The exact origin date of the Bhaiksuki script is uncertain.

Bhks Left-to-right Historical Abugida South Asian

Sample Characters

𑰀 𑰁 𑰂 𑰃 𑰄 𑰅 𑰆 𑰇 𑰈 𑰉 𑰊 𑰋 𑰌 𑰍 𑰎 𑰏 𑰐 𑰑 𑰒 𑰓 𑰔 𑰕 𑰖 𑰗 𑰘 𑰙 𑰚 𑰛 𑰜 𑰝 𑰞 𑰟 𑰠 𑰡 𑰢 𑰣 𑰤 𑰥 𑰦 𑰧 𑰨 𑰩 𑰪 𑰫 𑰬 𑰭 𑰮 𑰯

First 48 characters from Bhaiksuki (U+11C00–U+11C6C)

About Bhaiksuki

Bhaiksuki is a Historical writing system from the South Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 97 characters in the Unicode standard. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Bhks.

Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain

Brahmi › Bhaiksuki

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Bhaiksuki?

Bhaiksuki is an Abugida. Abugidas (alphasyllabaries) use consonant characters with an inherent vowel modified by diacritics.

What direction does Bhaiksuki read?

Bhaiksuki is written Left-to-right, the same direction as most European scripts.

How many languages use the Bhaiksuki script?

0 languages use Bhaiksuki according to Unicode CLDR data.

When was the Bhaiksuki script created?

The exact origin of the Bhaiksuki script is not precisely documented.

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Key Facts

ISO Code: Bhks
ISO Number: 334
Script Type: Abugida
Direction: Left-to-right
Status: Historical
Region: South Asian
Characters: 97
Languages: 0

Unicode Ranges

Bhaiksuki

U+11C00–U+11C6C