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.

A
a
Ā
ā
I
i
Ī
ī
U
u
Ū
ū
R̥̄
r̥̄
L̥̄
l̥̄
E
e
Ē
ē
Ai
ai
O
o
Ō
ō
Au
au
Ka
ka
Kha
kha
Ga
ga
Gha
gha
Ṅa
ṅa
Ca
ca
Cha
cha
Ja
ja
Jha
jha
Ña
ña
Ṭa
ṭa
Ṭha
ṭha
Ḍa
ḍa
Ḍha
ḍha
Ṇa
ṇa
Ta
ta
Tha
tha
Da
da
Dha
dha
Na
na
Pa
pa
Pha
pha
Ba
ba
Bha
bha
Ma
ma
Ya
ya
Ra
ra
La
la
Va
va
Śa
śa
Ṣa
ṣa
Sa
sa
Ha
ha
Ḷa
ḷa
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