Modi script

Modi (Marathi: मोडी, Mōḍī, Marathi pronunciation: [moːɖiː]) is a script used to write the Marathi language, which is the primary language spoken in the state of Maharashtra, India. There are multiple theories concerning its origin. The Modi script was used alongside the Devanagari script to write Marathi until the 20th century when the Balbodh style of the Devanagari script was promoted as the standard writing system for Marathi.

Mōḍī
मोडी / 𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘲
A verse from the Dnyaneshwari in the Mōḍī script
Script type
Time period
c. 1200 or c. 1600c. R1950
(Two different origin theories)
DirectionLeft-to-right 
LanguagesPrimary
Marathi
Sometimes
Konkani, Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu and Sanskrit
Related scripts
Parent systems
Sister systems
Gujarati, Kaithi, Devanagari, Nandinagari
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Modi (324), Modi, Moḍī
Unicode
Unicode alias
Modi
U+11600U+1165F
Final Accepted Script Proposal
[a] The Semitic origin of the Brahmic scripts is not universally agreed upon.
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