Editing Brahmic scripts (section)

===Historical===
The Brahmi script was already divided into regional variants at the time of the earliest surviving epigraphy around the 3rd century BC. Cursives of the Brahmi script began to diversify further from around the 5th century AD and continued to give rise to new scripts throughout the Middle Ages. The main division in antiquity was between northern and [[Tamil Brahmi|southern Brahmi]]. In the northern group, the [[Gupta script]] was very influential, and in the southern group the [[Vatteluttu alphabet|Vatteluttu]] and [[Kadamba script|Kadamba]]/[[Pallava script|Pallava]] scripts with the [[Hinduism in Southeast Asia|spread of Buddhism]] sent Brahmic scripts throughout Southeast Asia.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-family:Arial; text-align:center;"
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| colspan=8 style="text-align:center; background:#ccf; font-size: 100%;" | Early Brahmic scripts
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! [[IAST]] !! [[Ashoka]] !! [[Girnar]] !! [[Chandragupta I|Chandra]]<br/>[[Chandragupta I|-gupta]] !! [[Gujarat]] !! [[Prayagraj]] !! [[Narbada script|Narbada]] !! [[Kistna script|Kistna]]
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| {{IAST|a}} || [[File:Brahmi_a.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_a.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_a.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_a.svg|28px]] || [[File:Gupta_allahabad_a.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_a.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_a.svg|24px]]
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| {{IAST|ā}} || [[File:Brahmi_aa.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_aa.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_aa.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_aa.svg|32px]] || [[File:Gupta_allahabad_aa.svg|28px]]||[[File:Narbada_aa.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_aa.svg|24px]]
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| {{IAST|i}} || [[File:Brahmi_i.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_i.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_i.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_i.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_allahabad_i.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_i.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_i.svg|24px]]
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| {{IAST|ī}} || [[File:Brahmi_ii.svg|24px]] || style="background:#eeeeee;"|  || style="background:#eeeeee;"|  || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_ii.svg|24px]] || style="background:#eeeeee;"| ||[[File:Narbada_ii.svg|24px]]||style="background:#eeeeee;"| 
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| {{IAST|u}} || [[File:Brahmi_u.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_u.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_u.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_u.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_allahabad_u.svg|24px]]||style="background:#eeeeee;"| ||style="background:#eeeeee;"| 
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| {{IAST|ū}} ||[[File:Brahmi_uu.svg|24px]]  || style="background:#eeeeee;"|  || style="background:#eeeeee;"|  || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_uu.svg|24px]] || style="background:#eeeeee;"| ||style="background:#eeeeee;"| ||style="background:#eeeeee;"| 
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| {{IAST|ṛ}} || style="background:#eeeeee;"|  || [[File:Gupta_girnar_ri.svg|28px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_ri.svg|28px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_ri.svg|28px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_ri.svg|28px]]||style="background:#eeeeee;"| ||style="background:#eeeeee;"| 
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| {{IAST|e}} || [[File:Brahmi_e.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_e.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_e.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_e.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_allahabad_e.svg|24px]]||style="background:#eeeeee;"| ||style="background:#eeeeee;"| 
|- valign="top"
| {{IAST|ai}} || [[File:Brahmi_ai.svg|24px]]  || [[File:Gupta_girnar_ai.svg|28px]] ||style="background:#eeeeee;"|  || style="background:#eeeeee;"|  || style="background:#eeeeee;"| ||style="background:#eeeeee;"| ||style="background:#eeeeee;"| 
|-
| {{IAST|o}} || [[File:Brahmi_o1.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_o.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_o.svg|28px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_o.svg|28px]] || [[File:Gupta_allahabad_o.svg|28px]]||style="background:#eeeeee;"| ||style="background:#eeeeee;"| 
|-
| {{IAST|au}} || style="background:#eeeeee;"|  || style="background:#eeeeee;"|  || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_au.svg|28px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_au.svg|28px]] || [[File:Gupta_allahabad_au.svg|28px]]||style="background:#eeeeee;"| ||style="background:#eeeeee;"| 
|-
| {{IAST|k}} || [[File:Brahmi_k.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_k.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_k.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_k.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_allahabad_k.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_k.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_k.svg|24px]]
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| {{IAST|kh}} || [[File:Brahmi_kh.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_kh.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_kh.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_kh.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_kh.svg|24px]]|| [[File:Narbada_kh.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_kh.svg|24px]]
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| {{IAST|g}} || [[File:Brahmi_g.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_g.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_g.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_g.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_g.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_g.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_g.svg|24px]]
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| {{IAST|gh}} || [[File:Brahmi_gh.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_gh.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_gh.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_gh.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_allahabad_gh.svg|24px]]|| [[File:Narbada_gh.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_gh.svg|24px]]
|- valign="top"
| {{IAST|ṅ}} || [[File:Brahmi_ng.svg|24px]] || style="background:#eeeeee;"|  || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_ng.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_ng.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_ng.svg|24px]]|| [[File:Narbada_ng.svg|28px]]||[[File:Kistna_ng.svg|24px]]
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| {{IAST|c}} || [[File:Brahmi_c.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_c.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_c.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_c.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_c.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_c.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_v.svg|24px]]
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| {{IAST|ch}} || [[File:Brahmi_ch.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_ch.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_ch.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_ch.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_ch.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_ch.svg|24px]]||style="background:#eeeeee;"| 
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| {{IAST|j}} || [[File:Brahmi_j.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_j.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_j.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_j.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_j.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_j.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_j.svg|24px]]
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| {{IAST|jh}} || [[File:Brahmi_jh.svg|24px]] ||style="background:#eeeeee;"|  || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_jh.svg|24px]] || style="background:#eeeeee;"| ||style="background:#eeeeee;"| ||style="background:#eeeeee;"| ||style="background:#eeeeee;"| 
|- valign="top"
| {{IAST|ñ}} || [[File:Brahmi_ny.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_ny.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_ny.svg|24px]]  || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_ny.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_ny.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_ny.svg|28px]]||[[File:Kistna_ny.svg|28px]]
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| {{IAST|ṭ}} || [[File:Brahmi_tt.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_tt.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_tt.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_tt.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_tt.svg|26px]]||[[File:Narbada_tt.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_tt.svg|24px]]
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| {{IAST|ṭh}} || [[File:Brahmi_tth.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_tth.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_tth.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_tth.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_allahabad_tth.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_tth.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_tth.svg|24px]]
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| {{IAST|ḍ}} || [[File:Brahmi_dd.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_dd.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_dd.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_dd.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_dd.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_dd.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_dd.svg|24px]]
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| {{IAST|ḍh}} || [[File:Brahmi_ddh.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_ddh.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_ddh.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_ddh.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_ddh.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_ddh.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_ddh.svg|24px]]
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| {{IAST|ṇ}} || [[File:Brahmi_nn.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_nn.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_nn.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_nn.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_nn.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_nn.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_nn.svg|24px]]
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| {{IAST|t}} || [[File:Brahmi_t.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_t.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_t.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_t.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_allahabad_t.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_t.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_t.svg|24px]]
|-
| {{IAST|th}} || [[File:Brahmi_th.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_th.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_th.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_th.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_th.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_th.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_th.svg|24px]]
|-
| {{IAST|d}} || [[File:Brahmi_d.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_d.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_d.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_d.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_d.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_d.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_d.svg|24px]]
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| {{IAST|dh}} || [[File:Brahmi_dh.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_dh.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_dh.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_dh.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_dh.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_dh.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_dh.svg|24px]]
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| {{IAST|n}} || [[File:Brahmi_n.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_n.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_n.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_n.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_n.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_n.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_n.svg|24px]]
|-
| {{IAST|p}} || [[File:Brahmi_p.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_p.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_p.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_p.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_p.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_p.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_p.svg|24px]]
|-
| {{IAST|ph}} || [[File:Brahmi_ph.svg|24px]] || style="background:#eeeeee;"|  || style="background:#eeeeee;"|  || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_ph.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_ph.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_ph.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_ph.svg|24px]]
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| {{IAST|b}} || [[File:Brahmi_b.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_b.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_b.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_b.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_b.svg|24px]]|| [[File:Narbada_b.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_b.svg|24px]]
|-
| {{IAST|bh}} || [[File:Brahmi_bh.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_bh.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_bh.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_bh.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_bh.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_bh.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_bh.svg|24px]]
|-
| {{IAST|m}} || [[File:Brahmi_m.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_m.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_m.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_m.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_m.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_m.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_m.svg|24px]]
|-
| {{IAST|y}} || [[File:Brahmi_y.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_y.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_y.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_y.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_y.svg|24px]]|| [[File:Narbada_y.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_y.svg|24px]]
|-
| {{IAST|r}} || [[File:Brahmi_r.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_r.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_r.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_r.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_r.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_r.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_r.svg|24px]]
|-
| {{IAST|l}} || [[File:Brahmi_l.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_l.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_l.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_l.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_l.svg|24px]]||[[File:Narbada_l.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_l.svg|24px]]
|-
| {{IAST|v}} || [[File:Brahmi_v.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_v.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_v.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_v.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_v.svg|24px]]|| [[File:Narbada_v.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_v.svg|24px]]
|-
| {{IAST|ś}} || [[File:Brahmi_sh1.svg|24px]] || style="background:#eeeeee;"|  || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_sh.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_sh.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_sh.svg|24px]]|| [[File:Narbada_sh.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_sh.svg|24px]]
|-
| {{IAST|ṣ}} || [[File:Brahmi_ss.svg|24px]] || style="background:#eeeeee;"|  || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_ss.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_ss.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_ss.svg|24px]]|| [[File:Narbada_ss.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_ss.svg|24px]]
|-
| {{IAST|s}} || [[File:Brahmi_s.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_s.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_s.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_s.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_s.svg|24px]]|| [[File:Narbada_s.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_s.svg|24px]]
|-
| {{IAST|h}} || [[File:Brahmi_h.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_girnar_h.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_ashoka_h.svg|24px]] || [[File:Gupta_gujarat_h.svg|24px]] ||[[File:Gupta_allahabad_h.svg|24px]]|| [[File:Narbada_h.svg|24px]]||[[File:Kistna_h.svg|24px]]
|}

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