Siddhaṃ script
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| Siddham script Siddhaṃ 𑖭𑖰𑖟𑖿𑖠𑖽 | |
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 The Siddhaṃ Alphabet Chart | |
| Script type | |
Period | c. late 6th century[1] – c. 1200 CE[note 1] |
| Direction | Left-to-right  |
| Languages | Sanskrit |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Child systems | |
Sister systems | Sharada[4] Tibetan,[3] Kalinga, Bhaiksuki |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Sidd (302), Siddham, Siddhaṃ, Siddhamātṛkā |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Siddham |
| U+11580–U+115FF Final Accepted Script Proposal | |
| Brahmic scripts |
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| The Brahmi script and its descendants |
Siddhaṃ (also known as Kutila[4][7]) is an Indic script used in India from the 6th century to the 13th century. Also known in its later evolved form as Siddhamātṛkā, Siddham is a medieval Brahmic abugida, derived from the Gupta script and ancestral to the Nāgarī, Eastern Nagari, Tirhuta, Odia and Nepalese scripts.[8][9] The Siddham script was widely used by Indian Buddhists and still remains in use by East Asian Buddhist