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Kharoshthi

Q: What type of writing system is Kharoshthi?

Kharoshthi 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 Kharoshthi script?

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

Q: What direction does Kharoshthi read?

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

Q: When was the Kharoshthi script created?

The exact origin date of the Kharoshthi script is uncertain.

Khar Left-to-right Historical Abugida South Asian

Sample Characters

𐨀 𐨁 𐨂 𐨃 𐨄 𐨅 𐨆 𐨇 𐨈 𐨉 𐨊 𐨋 𐨌 𐨍 𐨎 𐨏 𐨐 𐨑 𐨒 𐨓 𐨔 𐨕 𐨖 𐨗 𐨘 𐨙 𐨚 𐨛 𐨜 𐨝 𐨞 𐨟 𐨠 𐨡 𐨢 𐨣 𐨤 𐨥 𐨦 𐨧 𐨨 𐨩 𐨪 𐨫 𐨬 𐨭 𐨮 𐨯

First 48 characters from Kharoshthi (U+10A00–U+10A58)

About Kharoshthi

Kharoshthi is a Historical 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 Khar.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain

Brahmi › Kharoshthi

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Kharoshthi?

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

What direction does Kharoshthi read?

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

How many languages use the Kharoshthi script?

0 languages use Kharoshthi according to Unicode CLDR data.

When was the Kharoshthi script created?

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

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Key Facts

ISO Code: Khar
ISO Number: 305
Script Type: Abugida
Direction: Left-to-right
Status: Historical
Region: South Asian
Characters: 68
Languages: 0

Unicode Ranges

Kharoshthi

U+10A00–U+10A58