Dogra
Script details
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| Code | Dogr |
| Script type | abugida |
| Region | Indic |
| Status | Historical |
| Direction | LTR |
| Baseline | hanging |
| Case | no |
| White space | between words |
| Complex behaviors | diacritics, contextual forms, complex positioning, reordering, required ligatures |
| OpenType code | dogr |
| ISO 15924 Numeric Code / Key | 328 (alphasyllabic) |
Script description
The Dogra or Dogri script is a Brahmi-based alphasyllabary that is written from left to right.
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Independent and initial vowels are written using letters, while dependent vowels are expressed using combining signs. Consonant letters possess the inherent vowel a, which is changed by the attachment of a vowel sign. Consonant clusters are written in various ways, such as with visible halanta, as an atomic ligature, and with half-forms; repha is attested, but rarely used. There are no formal conventions regarding representation of conjuncts.
Languages that use this script
| Language | Writing System Code | Writing System Status | SLDR/CLDR locale | Regional variants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dogri (macrolanguage) | doi-Dogr | obsolete | doi-Dogr-IN (India) |
Unicode status
In The Unicode Standard, Dogra script implementation is discussed in Chapter 15: South and Central Asia-IV — Other Historic Scripts
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Resources
- ScriptSource page for Dogra - all about scripts, languages, and writing systems
- Wikipedia article on Dogra