01OVERVIEW
Front Matter
SCRIPT · PROFILE
Kharosthi
Emperor Ashoka's edicts were inscribed in this script.
Emperor Ashoka's edicts were inscribed in this script. The only ancient Indian script written right-to-left, it served as the key medium for Buddhist literature along the Silk Road. Manuscripts found across Central Asia trace the spread of Gandharan Buddhism.
04SPECIMEN
The Letters
Signs · Unicode · TypesSample GlyphsClick to copy
Unicode
Range 1U+10A00–U+10A5F
Total signs65
Unicode Blocks
Not in Unicode
No Unicode block data available for this script.
Glyph evolution
Form change over time
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06MECHANICS
Reading Mechanics
Direction · Method↔
Direction
Right to Left (RTL)
The only ancient Indian abugida written right to left.
α
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
Ancestors
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