Bhaiksuki

Ancient Brahmic abugida script once used to write Sanskrit in Eastern India and parts of Tibet
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Bhaiksuki

Summary

Bhaiksuki is an abugida[1]. Bhaiksuki draws 99 Wikipedia views per month (abugida category, ranking #50 of 64).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bhaiksuki's instance of is recorded as abugida[3].
  • Bhaiksuki's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[4].
  • Bhaiksuki's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[5].
  • Bhaiksuki's based on is recorded as Gupta[6].
  • Bhaiksuki's Commons category is recorded as Bhaiksuki script[7].
  • 1100 marks the founding of Bhaiksuki[8].
  • Bhaiksuki ended on 1200[9].
  • Bhaiksuki's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bhaiksuki script[10].
  • Bhaiksuki's replaces is recorded as Gupta[11].
  • Bhaiksuki's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right[12].
  • Bhaiksuki's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': '𑰥𑰹𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰲𑰎𑰱'}[13].
  • Bhaiksuki's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Arrow-Headed Script'}[14].
  • Bhaiksuki's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Point-Headed Script'}[15].
  • Bhaiksuki's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bhaiksuki'}[16].
  • Bhaiksuki's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'bhaïksukî'}[17].
  • Bhaiksuki's Unicode range is recorded as U+11C00-11C6F[18].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include abugida[3], natural writing system[4], and unicase alphabet[5].

Origins

1100 marks the founding of Bhaiksuki[8].

Why It Matters

Bhaiksuki draws 99 Wikipedia views per month (abugida category, ranking #50 of 64).[2] Bhaiksuki is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . unicode.org. Retrieved . unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Symphonicallyu · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Q668
    Native label {'lang': 'sa', 'text': '𑰥𑰹𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰲𑰎𑰱'}
    Language of work or name Q11059
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P407]]: [[Q11059]]"
  2. 11d ago · Symphonicallyu · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Script directionality left-to-right
    Instance of abugida, natural writing system, unicase alphabet
    Based on Gupta
    End time +1200-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Bhaiksuki Varnamala.png"
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