2. AAT
  3. Scripts
  4. Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଲିପି)
Title

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଲିପି

Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଲିପି)

Oṛiā lipi

Odia

DescriptionOdia 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