Khudabadi 𑊻𑋩𑋣𑋏𑋠𑋔𑋠𑋏𑋢 | |
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Script type | |
Time period | c. 16th century–present |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Languages | Sindhi language |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Sister systems | Gurumukhi,[1] Khojki, Mahajani, Multani |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Sind (318), Khudawadi, Sindhi |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Khudawadi |
U+112B0–U+112FF | |
Brahmic scripts |
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The Brahmi script and its descendants |
Khudabadi (देवदेन/ Devden) was a script used to write the Sindhi language, generally used by some Sindhi Hindus even in the present-day. The script originates from Khudabad, a city in Sindh, and is named after it. It is also known as Hathvanki (or Warangi) script. Khudabadi is one of the four scripts used for writing Sindhi, the others being Perso-Arabic, Khojki and Devanagari script.[2] It was used by traders and merchants to record their information and rose to importance as the script began to be used to record information kept secret from other non-Sindhi groups.[citation needed]