Bhaiksuki script
Bhaiksuki (Sanskrit: भैक्षुकी, Bhaiksuki: 𑰥𑰹𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰲𑰎𑰱) is a Brahmi-based script that was used around the 11th and 12th centuries CE. It used to be known in English as the "Arrow-Headed Script" or "Point-Headed Script," while an older designation, "Sindhura," had been used in Tibet for at least three centuries. Records showing usage of the script mainly appeared in the present-day states of Bihar and West Bengal in India, and in regions of Bangladesh. Records have also been located in Tibet, Nepal, and Burma.
| Bhaiksuki 𑰥𑰹𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰲𑰎𑰱 | |
|---|---|
| Script type | |
Time period | c. 11th–12th century AD |
| Direction | Left-to-right |
| Region | Eastern India |
| Languages | Sanskrit |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Sister systems | Sharada, Tibetan, Siddham, Kalinga |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Bhks (334), Bhaiksuki |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Bhaiksuki |
| U+11C00–U+11C6F | |
The theorised Semitic origins of the Brahmi script are not universally agreed upon. | |
| Brahmic scripts |
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| The Brahmi script and its descendants |
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