01OVERVIEW
Front Matter
SCRIPT · PROFILE
Kannada Script
Script for Kannada, used by ~56 million people.
Script for Kannada, used by ~56 million people. Similar to Telugu script, it is one of the oldest living scripts in the Brahmic tradition. Ancient Kannada (Hale Kannada) inscriptions date from the 4th century, making it one of India's oldest documented languages. Thousands of inscriptions at Hampi — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — are carved in this script.
04SPECIMEN
The Letters
Signs · Unicode · TypesSample GlyphsClick to copy
Glyph evolution
Form change over time
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06MECHANICS
Reading Mechanics
Direction · Method↔
Direction
Left to Right (LTR)
Left to right (LTR)
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System
Abugida
⌨
Input method
Direct Unicode input
Keyboard layout
Standard IME · input chart
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07LINEAGE
The Lineage
Family · DescendantsPhylogeny
Ancestors & descendants
Phylogeny
Related scripts
Ancestors · Descendants · Family
08REACH