Tibetan Script

AbugidaTibet650

OriginTibet

Earliest650

TypeAbugida

About Tibetan Script

Created by Thonmi Sambhota under King Songtsen Gampo. Based on the Devanagari script with 30 consonants and 4 vowel signs. Written left to right with a dot marking syllable boundaries. Used for Buddhist religious texts across the Himalayas. The calligraphic style varies from the formal uchen to the cursive ume. Over 6 million users.

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