Kaithi

Kaithī Kayathi, Kayasthi, 𑂍𑂶𑂟𑂲
Kaithī script (vowels top three rows, consonants below)
Script type	Abugida
Time period	c. 16th–mid 20th century
Direction	Left-to-right
Languages	Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Hindustani, Magahi, Nagpuri, Maithili
Related scripts
Parent systems	Proto-Sinaitic alphabet Phoenician alphabet Aramaic alphabet Brahmi Gupta Siddhaṃ Nāgarī Kaithī
Child systems	Sylheti Nagari
Sister systems	Devanagari Nandinagari Gujarati Modi
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	Kthi (317), ​Kaithi
Unicode
Unicode alias	Kaithi
Unicode range	U+11080–U+110CF
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Kaithi (𑂍𑂶𑂟𑂲), also called Kayathi (𑂍𑂨𑂟𑂲) or Kayasthi (𑂍𑂰𑂨𑂮𑂹𑂟𑂲), is a historical Brahmic script that was used widely in parts of Northern and Eastern India, primarily in the present-day states of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar. In particular, it was used for writing legal, administrative and private records.^[1] It was used for a variety of Indo-Aryan languages, including Angika, Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Hindustani, Maithili, Magahi, and Nagpuri.