Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଲିପି)

Title	ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଲିପି Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଲିପି) Oṛiā lipi Odia
Description	Odia script evolved from Eastern Brahmi through Kalinga script (6th-10th c. CE), characterized by distinctive rounded letter forms developed for palm leaf writing. Has 12 independent vowels and 40 consonants. Earliest Odia inscription: Urjam (1051 CE). Extensively used in Eastern Ganga dynasty inscriptions, especially Konark Sun Temple (13th c. CE, Narasimhadeva I). Madala Panji chronicles from Puri Jagannath Temple document Odia script evolution. Modern form standardized in 19th-20th c. with printing. Known as Oriya script historically.
Script ID	`INHF-SCP-8261749385-00:00:30:02:01:27-ORYA`
URI	https://www.inheritage.foundation/aat/script/odia
API URL	`https://inheritage.foundation/api/v1/aat/scripts/odia`

Metadata

Script Family

Brahmic

Status

active

Direction

left-to-right

ISO 15924

Orya

Unicode Range

U+0B00–U+0B7F

Regions

Odisha

West Bengal (border areas)

Jharkhand (border areas)

Chhattisgarh (border areas)

Time Periods

1st c. BCE (Early Brahmi precursors)

6th-10th c. CE (Kalinga script)

11th c. CE (Urjam 1051 CE - earliest Odia)

13th c. CE (Eastern Ganga inscriptions)

19th-20th c. (Modern standardization)

Dynasties

Chedi (Kalinga, 1st c. BCE)

Early medieval kingdoms

Eastern Ganga (11th-15th c. CE)

Modern period