What is Devanagari ?

Devanagari is a script or font based on the ancient Brahmi script. There are 14 vowels and 33 consonants in the Devanagari script. Along with this there are also 47 primary characters. Most of the languages ​​in India are written in Devanagari script. If we talk about the languages ​​of the entire world, then more than 120 languages ​​​​in the world are written in Devanagari script.

Devanagari

Devanagari is a script based on Brahmi script which is being used from ancient India till date. Hindi, Marathi and many other major languages ​​of India are written in Devanagari script. The Devanagari script has been in use for more than the Gupta period.

Devanagari Barakhadi

The barakhadi of Devanagari script is as follows –

अ	आ	इ	ई	उ	ऊ	ए	ऐ	ओ	औ	अं	अः
क	का	कि	की	कु	कू	के	कै	को	कौ	कं	कः
ख	खा	खि	खी	खु	खू	खे	खै	खो	खौ	खं	खः
ग	गा	गि	गी	गु	गू	गे	गै	गो	गौ	गं	गः
घ	घा	घि	घी	घु	घू	घे	घै	घो	घौ	घं	घः
ङ	ङा	ङि	ङी	ङु	ङू	ङे	ङै	ङो	ङौ	ङं	ङः
च	चा	चि	ची	चु	चू	चे	चै	चो	चौ	चं	चः
छ	छा	छि	छी	छु	छू	छे	छै	छो	छौ	छं	छः
ज	जा	जि	जी	जु	जू	जे	जै	जो	जौ	जं	जः
झ	झा	झि	झी	झु	झू	झे	झै	झो	झौ	झं	झः
ञ	ञा	ञि	ञी	ञु	ञू	ञे	ञै	ञो	ञौ	ञं	ञः
ट	टा	टि	टी	टु	टू	टे	टै	टो	टौ	टं	टः
ठ	ठा	ठि	ठी	ठु	ठू	ठे	ठै	ठो	ठौ	ठं	ठः
ड	डा	डि	डी	डु	डू	डे	डै	डो	डौ	डं	डः
ढ	ढा	ढि	ढी	ढु	ढू	ढे	ढै	ढो	ढौ	ढं	ढः
ण	णा	णि	णी	णु	णू	णे	णै	णो	णौ	णं	णः
त	ता	ति	ती	तु	तू	ते	तै	तो	तौ	तं	तः
थ	था	थि	थी	थु	थू	थे	थै	थो	थौ	थं	थः
द	दा	दि	दी	दु	दू	दे	दै	दो	दौ	दं	दः
ध	धा	धि	धी	धु	धू	धे	धै	धो	धौ	धं	धः
न	ना	नि	नी	नु	नू	ने	नै	नो	नौ	नं	नः
प	पा	पि	पी	पु	पू	पे	पै	पो	पौ	पं	पः
फ	फा	फि	फी	फु	फू	फे	फै	फो	फौ	फं	फः
ब	बा	बि	बी	बु	बू	बे	बै	बो	बौ	बं	बः
भ	भा	भि	भी	भु	भू	भे	भै	भो	भौ	भं	भः
म	मा	मि	मी	मु	मू	मे	मै	मो	मौ	मं	मः
य	या	यि	यी	यु	यू	ये	यै	यो	यौ	यं	यः
र	रा	रि	री	रु	रू	रे	रै	रो	रौ	रं	रः
ल	ला	लि	ली	लु	लू	ले	लै	लो	लौ	लं	लः
व	वा	वि	वी	वु	वू	वे	वै	वो	वौ	वं	वः
श	शा	शि	शी	शु	शू	शे	शै	शो	शौ	शं	शः
ष	षा	षि	षी	षु	षू	षे	षै	षो	षौ	षं	षः
स	सा	सि	सी	सु	सू	से	सै	सो	सौ	सं	सः
ह	हा	हि	ही	हु	हू	हे	है	हो	हौ	हं	हः

Devanagari Number System

Just as every language has characters, in the same way there is a number system, so the Devanagari script also has its own number system which uses numbers from 0 to 9. So we understand the number system of Devanagari through the chart given below.

Devanagari Numbers	Number writing in Devanagari script	Number writing in English script
०	शून्य	zero
१	एक	one
२	दो	two
३	तीन	three
४	चार	four
५	पांच	five
६	छः	six
७	सात	seven
८	आठ	eight
९	नौ	nine

Features of Devanagari Script

• Devanagari comes under the category of completely scientific language, whose phonetics are completely scientific.
• The special feature of Devanagari script is that there is a separate symbol for each word in Devanagari script.
• In the Devanagari script, there is no confusion from one character to another.
• It is also special in this script that “matras” are used in it.
• Due to the uniformity in writing and printing, Devanagari has maintained its own identity.
• There is uniformity in the writing and pronunciation of Devanagari script.

Importance of Devanagari for Indian Peoples

India is a multilingual country with a different language spoken in each state. But if we see, most of the states of India use Hindi but some states do not use Hindi but the handwriting of their language is also Devanagari, such as Marathi, Gujarati etc.

Devanagari script plays an important role in making India’s integrity. Even Hindi, the national language of India, is written in Devanagari only. Almost everyone in India can socialize or speak the Devanagari script.

The other languages ​​of India are also almost made from Devanagari script but due to some reasons their handwriting is slightly different such as Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi etc.

Devanagari Keyboard and Devanagari Typing

Nowadays Devanagari is used to write Indian language even while typing. If we talk about Devanagari typing, then you can use the Devanagari keyboard given below, how we can type Devanagari with our keyboard.

Given below are some keyboards of Hindi language, mainly Mangal Font: Inscript Layout, Mangal Font: Remington Layout, KrutiDev Font: Remington Layout etc.

1. Mangal Font: Inscript Layout

ऒ ॊ

ऍ १

ॅ २

्र ३

र् ४

ज्ञ ५

त्र ६

क्ष ७

श्र ८

( ९

) ०

ः –

ऋ ृ

← Backspace

Tab ↹

औ ौ

ऐ ै

आ ा

ई ी

ऊ ू

भ ब

ङ ह

घ ग

ध द

झ ज

ढ ड

ञ ़

ऑ ॉ

CapsLock

ओ ो

ए े

अ ्

इ ि

उ ु

फ प

ऱ र

ख क

थ त

छ च

ठ ट

Enter

⇧ Shift

ऎ ॆ

ँ ं

ण म

ऩ न

ऴ व

ळ ल

श स

ष ,

। .

य़ य

⇧ Shift

Ctrl

❖

Alt

Space

Alt

❖

⌸

Ctrl

2. Mangal Font: Remington Layout

द्य ़

। 1

/ 2

: 3

* 4

– 5

‘ 6

‘ 7

द्ध 8

त्र 9

ऋ 0

. ;

् ृ

← Backspace

Tab ↹

फ ु

ॅ ू

म् म

त् त

ज् ज

ल् ल

न् न

प् प

व् व

च् च

क्ष् ख्

द्व ,

) (

CapsLock

ा ं

ै े

क् क

थ् ​ि

ळ ह

भ् ी

श्र र

ज्ञ ा

स् स

रू य

ष् श्

Enter

⇧ Shift

र् ्र

ग् ग

ब् ब

ट अ

ठ इ

छ द

ड उ

ढ ए

झ ण्

घ् ध्

⇧ Shift

Ctrl

❖

Alt

Space

Alt

❖

⌸

Ctrl

Summary

So this was the information about the ancient Devanagari script, which is a major script of India, in which most of the languages ​​of India and the world are written. If you are not able to type Devanagari or have trouble in typing Devanagari then you can use our English to hindi typing tool – typingX. In which you have to type in Hinglish (Like we type Hindi message in normal English) and our tool will give you typing in Hindi.