Telugu Alphabet | తెలుగు వర్ణమాల
The Telugu alphabet consists of 16 vowels and 36 consonants. It is used to write Telugu, one of the classical languages of India.
అ
A
a
ఆ
Ā
ā
ఇ
I
i
ఈ
Ī
ī
ఉ
U
u
ఊ
Ū
ū
ఋ
R̥
r̥
ౠ
R̥̄
r̥̄
ఌ
L̥
l̥
ౡ
L̥̄
l̥̄
ఎ
E
e
ఏ
Ē
ē
ఐ
Ai
ai
ఒ
O
o
ఓ
Ō
ō
ఔ
Au
au
క
Ka
ka
ఖ
Kha
kha
గ
Ga
ga
ఘ
Gha
gha
ఙ
Ṅa
ṅa
చ
Ca
ca
ఛ
Cha
cha
జ
Ja
ja
ఝ
Jha
jha
ఞ
Ña
ña
ట
Ṭa
ṭa
ఠ
Ṭha
ṭha
డ
Ḍa
ḍa
ఢ
Ḍha
ḍha
ణ
Ṇa
ṇa
త
Ta
ta
థ
Tha
tha
ద
Da
da
ధ
Dha
dha
న
Na
na
ప
Pa
pa
ఫ
Pha
pha
బ
Ba
ba
భ
Bha
bha
మ
Ma
ma
య
Ya
ya
ర
Ra
ra
ల
La
la
వ
Va
va
శ
Śa
śa
ష
Ṣa
ṣa
స
Sa
sa
హ
Ha
ha
ళ
Ḷa
ḷa
ఱ
Ṟa
ṟa
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About the Telugu Alphabet
The Telugu script is an abugida used to write Telugu and several other languages. It is one of the classical languages of India.
History
Telugu script evolved from the Brahmi script through various intermediate forms. It has been used since at least the 6th century CE.
Key Features
- Written from left to right
- 16 vowels and 36 consonants
- Abugida script
- Rounded letter shapes
- Vowel diacritics modify consonants