Dhives Akuru

Dhives Akuru
𑤝𑤱𑤩𑤴𑤬𑤽 𑤥𑤌𑤳𑤧𑤳(*Dives Akuru*), 𑤝𑤱𑤩𑤴𑤭𑤱 𑤥𑤌𑤳𑤧𑤳(*Divehi Akuru*)
Dhives Akuru; 𑤝𑤱𑤩𑤴𑤬𑤽 𑤥𑤌𑤳𑤧𑤳(Dives Akuru), 𑤝𑤱𑤩𑤴𑤭𑤱 𑤥𑤌𑤳𑤧𑤳(Divehi Akuru)
	'Divehi Akuru' in modern Noto Serif Dives Akuru font
Script type	Abugida
Time period	6th-8th centuries CE (earliest attestation) to late 19th century
Direction	Left-to-right
Languages	Maldivian
Related scripts
Parent systems	Egyptian Proto-Sinaitic Phoenician Aramaic Brahmi Tamil-Brahmi Pallava Grantha Dhives Akuru; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Sister systems	Malayalam, Tigalari, Saurashtra
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	Diak (342), Dives Akuru
Unicode
Unicode alias	Dives Akuru
Unicode range	U+11900–U+1195F Dives Akuru;
	The theorised Semitic origins of the Brahmi script are not universally agreed upon. ;

Dhives Akuru, later called Dhivehi Akuru (meaning Maldivian letters) is a script formerly used for the Maldivian language. The name can be alternatively spelled Dives Akuru or Divehi Akuru using the ISO 15919 Romanization scheme, as the "d" is unaspirated.

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