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Pallava

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Code x-pallava
Script type abugida
Region South Asian
Status Historical
Direction LTR
Baseline unknown
Case unknown
White space unknown
Complex behaviors unknown
OpenType code unspecified
ISO 15924 Number 942 (private use, alias, or special)

Explanation of script details

Pallava script is an important epigraphical script descended from Brahmi that was used between the 4th and 9th centuries in South Asia.

This script is not currently recognized by the ISO 15924 standard, but is included in Writing Systems Technical Resources for research purposes. If you have any information on this script, please add the information to this site. Your contributions can be a great help in refining and expanding the ISO 15924 standard. The Script Encoding Initiative is working to support the inclusion of this script in the standard, and contributions here will support their efforts.

There are no known languages that use this script.

The Pallava script is not yet in Unicode. It is not yet in the Roadmap for the Unicode Standard.