The Grantha script was widely used between the 6th century and the 19th century CE by Tamil speakers in South India, particularly in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, to write Sanskrit and classical Manipravalam, and is still in restricted use in traditional vedic schools (veda pāṭhaśālā). It is a Brahmic script, having evolved from the Brāhmī script in Tamil Nadu. The Malayalam alphabet is a direct descendant of Grantha as are the Tigalari and Sinhala alphabets. The rising popularity of Devanagari for Sanskrit and the political pressure created by the Tanittamil Iyakkam for its complete replacement by the modern Tamil script led to its gradual disuse and abandonment in Tamil Nadu in the early 20th century.

Properties

Range 11300–1137F
Characters 128

List of Characters

  • Various signs

  • 𑌀
    Grantha Sign Combining Anusvara Above
  • 𑌁
    Grantha Sign Candrabindu
  • 𑌂
    Grantha Sign Anusvara
  • 𑌃
    Grantha Sign Visarga
  • Not defined
  • Independent vowels

  • 𑌅
    Grantha Letter A
  • 𑌆
    Grantha Letter Aa
  • 𑌇
    Grantha Letter I
  • 𑌈
    Grantha Letter Ii
  • 𑌉
    Grantha Letter U
  • 𑌊
    Grantha Letter Uu
  • 𑌋
    Grantha Letter Vocalic R
  • 𑌌
    Grantha Letter Vocalic L
  • Not defined
  • Not defined
  • 𑌏
    Grantha Letter Ee
  • 𑌐
    Grantha Letter Ai
  • Not defined
  • Not defined
  • 𑌓
    Grantha Letter Oo
  • 𑌔
    Grantha Letter Au
  • Consonants

  • 𑌕
    Grantha Letter Ka
  • 𑌖
    Grantha Letter Kha
  • 𑌗
    Grantha Letter Ga
  • 𑌘
    Grantha Letter Gha
  • 𑌙
    Grantha Letter Nga
  • 𑌚
    Grantha Letter Ca
  • 𑌛
    Grantha Letter Cha
  • 𑌜
    Grantha Letter Ja
  • 𑌝
    Grantha Letter Jha
  • 𑌞
    Grantha Letter Nya
  • 𑌟
    Grantha Letter Tta
  • 𑌠
    Grantha Letter Ttha
  • 𑌡
    Grantha Letter Dda
  • 𑌢
    Grantha Letter Ddha
  • 𑌣
    Grantha Letter Nna
  • 𑌤
    Grantha Letter Ta
  • 𑌥
    Grantha Letter Tha
  • 𑌦
    Grantha Letter Da
  • 𑌧
    Grantha Letter Dha
  • 𑌨
    Grantha Letter Na
  • Not defined
  • 𑌪
    Grantha Letter Pa
  • 𑌫
    Grantha Letter Pha
  • 𑌬
    Grantha Letter Ba
  • 𑌭
    Grantha Letter Bha
  • 𑌮
    Grantha Letter Ma
  • 𑌯
    Grantha Letter Ya
  • 𑌰
    Grantha Letter Ra
  • Not defined
  • 𑌲
    Grantha Letter La
  • 𑌳
    Grantha Letter Lla
  • Not defined
  • 𑌵
    Grantha Letter Va
  • 𑌶
    Grantha Letter Sha
  • 𑌷
    Grantha Letter Ssa
  • 𑌸
    Grantha Letter Sa
  • 𑌹
    Grantha Letter Ha
  • Not defined
  • Various signs

  • 𑌻
    Combining Bindu Below
  • 𑌼
    Grantha Sign Nukta
  • 𑌽
    Grantha Sign Avagraha
  • Dependent vowel signs

  • 𑌾
    Grantha Vowel Sign Aa
  • 𑌿
    Grantha Vowel Sign I
  • 𑍀
    Grantha Vowel Sign Ii
  • 𑍁
    Grantha Vowel Sign U
  • 𑍂
    Grantha Vowel Sign Uu
  • 𑍃
    Grantha Vowel Sign Vocalic R
  • 𑍄
    Grantha Vowel Sign Vocalic Rr
  • Not defined
  • Not defined
  • 𑍇
    Grantha Vowel Sign Ee
  • 𑍈
    Grantha Vowel Sign Ai
  • Not defined
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  • Two-part dependent vowel signs

  • 𑍋
    Grantha Vowel Sign Oo
  • 𑍌
    Grantha Vowel Sign Au
  • Virama

  • 𑍍
    Grantha Sign Virama
  • Not defined
  • Not defined
  • Sign

  • 𑍐
    Grantha Om
  • Not defined
  • Not defined
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  • Dependent vowel sign

  • 𑍗
    Grantha Au Length Mark
  • Not defined
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  • Sign

  • 𑍝
    Grantha Sign Pluta
  • Anusvaras

  • 𑍞
    Grantha Letter Vedic Anusvara
  • 𑍟
    Grantha Letter Vedic Double Anusvara
  • Independent vowels

  • 𑍠
    Grantha Letter Vocalic Rr
  • 𑍡
    Grantha Letter Vocalic Ll
  • Dependent vowel signs

  • 𑍢
    Grantha Vowel Sign Vocalic L
  • 𑍣
    Grantha Vowel Sign Vocalic Ll
  • Not defined
  • Not defined
  • Cantillation marks (svara) for the Samaveda

  • 𑍦
    Combining Grantha Digit Zero
  • 𑍧
    Combining Grantha Digit One
  • 𑍨
    Combining Grantha Digit Two
  • 𑍩
    Combining Grantha Digit Three
  • 𑍪
    Combining Grantha Digit Four
  • 𑍫
    Combining Grantha Digit Five
  • 𑍬
    Combining Grantha Digit Six
  • Not defined
  • Not defined
  • Not defined
  • 𑍰
    Combining Grantha Letter A
  • 𑍱
    Combining Grantha Letter Ka
  • 𑍲
    Combining Grantha Letter Na
  • 𑍳
    Combining Grantha Letter Vi
  • 𑍴
    Combining Grantha Letter Pa
  • Not defined
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Table of Characters

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