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Kaithi

Q: What type of writing system is Kaithi?

Kaithi is an Abugida used in the South Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 68 characters in Unicode.

Q: How many languages use the Kaithi script?

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

Q: What direction does Kaithi read?

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

Q: When was the Kaithi script created?

The exact origin date of the Kaithi script is uncertain.

Kthi Left-to-right Living Abugida South Asian

Sample Characters

𑂀 𑂁 𑂂 𑂃 𑂄 𑂅 𑂆 𑂇 𑂈 𑂉 𑂊 𑂋 𑂌 𑂍 𑂎 𑂏 𑂐 𑂑 𑂒 𑂓 𑂔 𑂕 𑂖 𑂗 𑂘 𑂙 𑂚 𑂛 𑂜 𑂝 𑂞 𑂟 𑂠 𑂡 𑂢 𑂣 𑂤 𑂥 𑂦 𑂧 𑂨 𑂩 𑂪 𑂫 𑂬 𑂭 𑂮 𑂯

First 48 characters from Kaithi (U+11080–U+110CD)

About Kaithi

Kaithi is a Living writing system from the South Asian region. It reads Left-to-right and contains 68 characters in the Unicode standard. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Kthi.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain

Brahmi › Kaithi

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Kaithi?

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

What direction does Kaithi read?

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

How many languages use the Kaithi script?

0 languages use Kaithi according to Unicode CLDR data.

When was the Kaithi script created?

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

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Key Facts

ISO Code: Kthi
ISO Number: 317
Script Type: Abugida
Direction: Left-to-right
Status: Living
Region: South Asian
Characters: 68
Languages: 0

Unicode Ranges

Kaithi

U+11080–U+110CD