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==Variants== {{moreref|section|date=September 2017}} [[File:Sanskrit_Arabic_numerals.jpg|thumb|A comparison of Sanskrit and [[Eastern Arabic numerals]]]] Devanagari digits shapes may vary depending on geographical area or epoch. Some of the variants are also seen in older Sanskrit literature.<ref>[http://mirrors.ctan.org/language/devanagari/velthuis/doc/manual.pdf Devanagari for TEX version 2.17], page 22</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alternate digits in Devanagari|url=http://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/page.php?item_id=entry_detail&uid=hvzj8v9yrg|publisher=Scriptsource.org|access-date=13 September 2017}}</ref> {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;padding:8px" |- ! १ | [[File:Devanagari Numeral 1 var 1.png|x27px]] <br /> Common | [[File:Devanagari Numeral 1 var 2.png|x26px]] <br /> Nepali | 1 |- ! ५ | [[File:Devanagari Numeral 5 var 1.png|x26px]] <br /> "Bombay" Variant | [[File:Devanagari Numeral 5 var 2.png|x24px]] <br /> "Calcutta" Variant | 5 |- ! ८ | [[File:Devanagari Numeral 8 var 1.png|x22px]] <br /> "Bombay" Variant | [[File:Devanagari Numeral 8 var 2.png|x18px]] <br /> "Calcutta" Variant | 8 |- ! ९ | [[File:Devanagari Numeral 9 var 1.png|x26px]] <br /> Common | [[File:Devanagari Numeral 9 var 2.png|x24px]] <br /> Nepali Variant | 9 |} In Nepali language '''५, ८, ९''' (5, 8, 9) - these numbers are slightly different from modern Devanagari numbers. In Nepali language uses old Devanagari system for writing these numbers, like '''{{lang|ne|५}}, {{lang|ne|८}}, {{lang|ne|९}}'''
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