Bhaiksuki script

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Bhaiksuki 𑰥𑰹𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰲𑰎𑰱
Script type	abugida
Time period	c. 11th–12th century AD [1]
Direction	Left-to-right
Region	Eastern India
Languages	Sanskrit
Related scripts
Parent systems	Egyptian Proto-Sinaitic Phoenician Aramaic Brahmi Gupta Bhaiksuki
Sister systems	Sharada, Tibetan, Siddham, Kalinga
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	Bhks (334), ​Bhaiksuki
Unicode
Unicode alias	Bhaiksuki
Unicode range	U+11C00–U+11C6F

Bhaiksuki (Sanskrit: भैक्षुकी, Bhaiksuki: 𑰥𑰹𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰲𑰎𑰱) is a Brahmi-based script that was used around the 11th and 12th centuries CE. It used to be known in English as the "Arrow-Headed Script" or "Point-Headed Script," while an older designation, "Sindhura," had been used in Tibet for at least three centuries.^[2] Records showing usage of the script mainly appeared in the present-day states of Bihar and West Bengal in India, and in regions of Bangladesh. Records have also been located in Tibet, Nepal, and Burma.