Dogri script

The Dogri script, also known as the Name Dogra Akkhar script (Dogri: नमें डोगरा अक्खर, ISO: Namēṁ Ḍōgrā Akkhar, Dogri pronunciation: [nəmẽː ɖoːgɾaː əkːʱəɾ], lit. "new Dogra letters/symbols") is a writing system originally used for writing the Dogri language in Jammu and Kashmir in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent.[1]

Not to be confused with Takri script.
Dogri script
𑠝𑠢𑠳𑠷 𑠖𑠵𑠌𑠤𑠬 𑠀𑠊𑠹𑠋𑠤
Script type
Directionleft-to-right Edit this on Wikidata
RegionJammu
LanguagesDogri
Related scripts
Parent systems
Sister systems
Takri, Gurmukhī
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Dogr (328), ​Dogra
Unicode
Unicode alias
Dogra
U+11800–U+1184F
Brahmic scripts
The Brahmi script and its descendants
Northern Brahmic
Southern Brahmic
Alphabet table in Dogra script

History

Name Dogra Akkhar was created by the order of Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir.[2] It is a modified version of the old Dogra Akkhar script, which in turn was a Jammu variant of the Takri script.

Dogra script specimen

Efforts of revival

Signboards in Name Dogra Akkhar were erected at Jammu Tawi railway station.[3] However, the script is functionally extinct, with Devanagari being used to write Dogri now.

Unicode
Main article: Dogra (Unicode block)

Name Dogra Akkhar was added as a Unicode block to the Unicode Standard in June, 2018 (version 11.0).[4]

The Unicode block is named Dogra, at U+11800–U+1184F, and contains 60 characters:

Dogra[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
 0123456789ABCDEF
U+1180x 𑠀 𑠁 𑠂 𑠃 𑠄 𑠅 𑠆 𑠇 𑠈 𑠉 𑠊 𑠋 𑠌 𑠍 𑠎 𑠏
U+1181x 𑠐 𑠑 𑠒 𑠓 𑠔 𑠕 𑠖 𑠗 𑠘 𑠙 𑠚 𑠛 𑠜 𑠝 𑠞 𑠟
U+1182x 𑠠 𑠡 𑠢 𑠣 𑠤 𑠥 𑠦 𑠧 𑠨 𑠩 𑠪 𑠫 𑠬 𑠭 𑠮 𑠯
U+1183x 𑠰 𑠱 𑠲 𑠳 𑠴 𑠵 𑠶 𑠷 𑠸 𑠹 𑠺 𑠻
U+1184x
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 15.1
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

References
  1. Pandey, Anshuman (2015-11-04). "L2/15-234R: Proposal to encode the Dogra script" (PDF).
  2. Gupta, Veena (2020). Dogri Vyakaran (in Dogri) (5th ed.). Bari Brahmana, Jammu: J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages.
  3. SNS (2018-05-04). "Dogri script finds place on signposts at Jammu railway station". The Statesman. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  4. "Unicode 11.0.0". Unicode Consortium. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
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