Kharoṣṭhī

Summary

Kharoṣṭhī is an abugida^[1]. Kharoṣṭhī draws 1,618 Wikipedia views per month (abugida category, ranking #15 of 64).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kharoṣṭhī's instance of is recorded as abugida^[3].
• Kharoṣṭhī's instance of is recorded as natural writing system^[4].
• Kharoṣṭhī's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet^[5].
• Kharoṣṭhī's based on is recorded as Aramaic alphabet^[6].
• Kharoṣṭhī's Commons category is recorded as Kharoshthi^[7].
• Kharoṣṭhī's language of work or name is recorded as Gandhari^[8].
• Kharoṣṭhī's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit^[9].
• 400 BC marks the founding of Kharoṣṭhī^[10].
• Kharoṣṭhī ended on 300^[11].
• Kharoṣṭhī's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kharoshthi^[12].
• Kharoṣṭhī's script directionality is recorded as right-to-left^[13].
• Kharoṣṭhī's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kharoshthi'}^[14].
• Kharoṣṭhī's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'kharochthî'}^[15].
• Kharoṣṭhī's Unicode range is recorded as U+10A00-10A5F^[16].

Body

Definition and Type

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

Origins

400 BC marks the founding of Kharoṣṭhī^[10].

Why It Matters

Kharoṣṭhī draws 1,618 Wikipedia views per month (abugida category, ranking #15 of 64).^[2] Kharoṣṭhī has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] Kharoṣṭhī is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]