Grantha

Summary

Grantha is a natural writing system^[1]. Grantha draws 933 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #19 of 38).^[2]

Key Facts

• Grantha's instance of is recorded as natural writing system^[3].
• Grantha's instance of is recorded as abugida^[4].
• Grantha's instance of is recorded as Brahmic scripts^[5].
• Grantha's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet^[6].
• Grantha's based on is recorded as Pallava^[7].
• Grantha is used for Sanskrit^[8].
• Grantha is used for Tamil^[9].
• Grantha's Commons category is recorded as Grantha script^[10].
• Grantha's language of work or name is recorded as Tamil^[11].
• Grantha's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit^[12].
• 600 marks the founding of Grantha^[13].
• Grantha's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Grantha script^[14].
• Grantha's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right^[15].
• Grantha's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ta', 'text': 'கிரந்த எழுத்து'}^[16].
• Grantha's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Grantha'}^[17].
• Grantha's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'grantha'}^[18].
• Grantha's Unicode range is recorded as U+11300-1137F^[19].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural writing system^[3], abugida^[4], Brahmic scripts^[5], and unicase alphabet^[6].

Origins

600 marks the founding of Grantha^[13].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include Sanskrit^[8] and Tamil^[9].

Why It Matters

Grantha draws 933 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #19 of 38).^[2] Grantha has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] Grantha is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]