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Grantha

Q: What type of writing system is Grantha?

Grantha is an Abugida used in the South Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 85 characters in Unicode.

Q: How many languages use the Grantha script?

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

Q: What direction does Grantha read?

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

Q: When was the Grantha script created?

The exact origin date of the Grantha script is uncertain.

Gran Left-to-right Living Abugida South Asian

Sample Characters

𑌀 𑌁 𑌂 𑌃 𑌄 𑌅 𑌆 𑌇 𑌈 𑌉 𑌊 𑌋 𑌌 𑌍 𑌎 𑌏 𑌐 𑌑 𑌒 𑌓 𑌔 𑌕 𑌖 𑌗 𑌘 𑌙 𑌚 𑌛 𑌜 𑌝 𑌞 𑌟 𑌠 𑌡 𑌢 𑌣 𑌤 𑌥 𑌦 𑌧 𑌨 𑌩 𑌪 𑌫 𑌬 𑌭 𑌮 𑌯

First 48 characters from Grantha (U+11300–U+11374)

About Grantha

Grantha is a Living writing system from the South Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 85 characters in the Unicode standard. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Gran.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain

Brahmi › Grantha

Descended Scripts

Malayalam 1

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Grantha?

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

What direction does Grantha read?

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

How many languages use the Grantha script?

0 languages use Grantha according to Unicode CLDR data.

When was the Grantha script created?

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

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Key Facts

ISO Code: Gran
ISO Number: 343
Script Type: Abugida
Direction: Left-to-right
Status: Living
Region: South Asian
Characters: 85
Languages: 0

Unicode Ranges

Grantha

U+11300–U+11374