Script Type
Abugida Writing Systems
Abugidas (also called alphasyllabaries) use consonant characters with an inherent vowel that is modified by diacritics. Most South and Southeast Asian scripts are abugidas.
65 scripts of this type in the Unicode standard.
Devanagari (Nagari)
Deva
नमस
LTR
61 languages
Living
Bengali (Bangla)
Beng
হ্য
LTR
11 languages
Living
Thai
Thai
สวั
LTR
7 languages
Living
Ethiopic (Geʻez)
Ethi
ሰላም
LTR
6 languages
Living
Myanmar (Burmese)
Mymr
မင်
LTR
4 languages
Living
Telugu
Telu
నమస
LTR
4 languages
Living
Lao
Laoo
ສະບ
LTR
3 languages
Living
Tibetan
Tibt
བོད
LTR
3 languages
Living
Kannada
Knda
ನಮಸ
LTR
2 languages
Living
Kayah Li
Kali
ꤊꤢꤛ
LTR
2 languages
Living
Tai Tham (Lanna)
Lana
LTR
2 languages
Living
Tamil
Taml
வணக
LTR
2 languages
Living
Balinese
Bali
ᬩᬮᬶ
LTR
1 language
Living
Chakma
Cakm
LTR
1 language
Living
Cham
Cham
ꨌꩌ
LTR
1 language
Living
Gujarati
Gujr
નમસ
LTR
1 language
Living
Gurmukhi
Guru
ਸਤ
LTR
1 language
Living
Khmer
Khmr
សួស
LTR
1 language
Living
Lepcha (Róng)
Lepc
ᰛᰩᰴ
LTR
1 language
Living
Limbu
Limb
ᤕᤠᤰ
LTR
1 language
Living
Malayalam
Mlym
നമസ
LTR
1 language
Living
Miao (Pollard)
Plrd
LTR
1 language
Living
Oriya (Odia)
Orya
ନମସ
LTR
1 language
Living
Saurashtra
Saur
ꢱꢵꢬ
LTR
1 language
Living
Sinhala
Sinh
ආයු
LTR
1 language
Living
Ahom, Tai Ahom
Ahom
LTR
Historical
Batak
Batk
ᯅᯖ᯳
LTR
Living
Bhaiksuki
Bhks
LTR
Historical
Brahmi
Brah
LTR
Living
Buginese
Bugi
ᨒᨚᨄ
LTR
Living
Buhid
Buhd
LTR
Living
Dives Akuru
Diak
LTR
Living
Dogra
Dogr
LTR
Living
Grantha
Gran
LTR
Living
Gunjala Gondi
Gong
LTR
Living
Hanunoo (Hanunóo)
Hano
LTR
Living
Javanese
Java
ꦗꦮ
LTR
Living
Kaithi
Kthi
LTR
Living
Kawi
Kawi
LTR
Living
Kharoshthi
Khar
LTR
Historical
Khitan small script
Kits
LTR
Living
Khojki
Khoj
LTR
Living
Khudawadi, Sindhi
Sind
RTL
Historical
Mahajani
Mahj
LTR
Living
Makasar
Maka
LTR
Living
Marchen
Marc
LTR
Historical
Masaram Gondi
Gonm
LTR
Living
Meitei Mayek (Meithei, Meetei)
Mtei
ꯃꯩꯇ
LTR
Living
Modi, Moḍī
Modi
LTR
Living
Nandinagari
Nand
LTR
Living
Newa, Newar, Newari, Nepāla lipi
Newa
LTR
Living
Pau Cin Hau
Pauc
LTR
Living
Phags-pa
Phag
TTB
Living
Rejang (Redjang, Kaganga)
Rjng
LTR
Living
Sharada, Śāradā
Shrd
LTR
Living
Siddham, Siddhaṃ, Siddhamātṛkā
Sidd
LTR
Historical
Soyombo
Soyo
LTR
Historical
Sundanese
Sund
LTR
Living
Syloti Nagri
Sylo
LTR
Living
Tagalog (Baybayin, Alibata)
Tglg
ᜊᜌ᜔
LTR
Living
Tagbanwa
Tagb
LTR
Living
Takri, Ṭākrī, Ṭāṅkrī
Takr
LTR
Living
Tirhuta
Tirh
LTR
Living
Wancho
Wcho
𞋒𞋀𞋉
LTR
Living
Warang Citi (Varang Kshiti)
Wara
LTR
Living