Devanagari Script
Letters
Sample vowels
A selection of independent vowel letters.
- अ
- आ
- इ
- ई
- उ
- ऊ
- ए
- ऐ
- ओ
- औ
Sample consonants
A selection of common consonant letters.
- क
- ख
- ग
- घ
- च
- छ
- ज
- झ
- ट
- ड
- त
- द
- न
- प
- ब
- म
- य
- र
- ल
- व
- स
- ह
Key facts
- Writing type
- Abugida
- Writing direction
- Left to right
- Inherent vowel
- Consonants carry a default vowel unless marked
- Vowel forms
- Independent letters and attached vowel marks
- Distinctive feature
- Headline running across many letters
- Cursive
- No widely used distinct cursive; handwriting follows printed forms
- Common use
- Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Sanskrit, and others