Takri, Ṭākrī, Ṭāṅkrī

Takri, also known as ṭākrī or ṭāṅkrī, is a script used for writing the Dogri, Punjabi and Sindhi languages of the Indian subcontinent. The Takri alphabet was developed during the 11th century, and consists of a modified form of the Gurmukhi alphabet. Takri is written from left to right, and has a total of 35 letters. The Takri alphabet is believed to have been developed from the Gurmukhi alphabet, which was itself derived from the Landa alphabet. Takri shares many similarities with Gurmukhi, including the use of the same basic letter shapes. However, Takri has a number of distinct features, such as the use of dotting to indicate vowel sounds, and the use of extra strokes to differentiate between certain consonants. Takri was historically used to write a number of different languages, including Dogri, Punjabi and Sindhi. However, it is no longer used for any of these languages, and has been largely replaced by the Devanagari, Gurmukhi and Arabic scripts. Today, Takri is used mainly for decorative purposes, and can be seen on a number of temples and other buildings in India.