Devanagari ↔ Brahmi

Convert text between the modern Devanagari script and the ancient Brahmi script, with optional English typing (transliteration).

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        Character reference chart
        

          The Brahmi consonant KA shown with different vowel signs: ka, ki, ku, ke, ko and more, alongside their Devanagari equivalents.
          
A consonant (here क ka) combines with vowel signs to form ka, ki, ku, ke, ko… — the same way in Brahmi and Devanagari.

        

        

          

            
              
DevanagariBrahmiSound / name

            
            
          

        

      

    


    
    

      
About Brahmi. Brahmi is one of the oldest writing systems of Ancient India, in use from roughly the 3rd century BCE (the edicts of Ashoka) to the 5th century CE. Most modern Indic scripts, including Devanagari, descend from it.

      

        

          An edict of Ashoka shown in three scripts: the original Brahmi, its Devanagari equivalent, and an English translation.
          
An edict of Ashoka in Brahmi (left), Devanagari (right), and English — the very conversion this tool performs.

        

        

          Photograph of the Girnar rock edicts, an ancient inscription carved in Brahmi script.
          
The Girnar rock edicts — Brahmi carved in stone (3rd century BCE).

        

      

      
Fonts. If Brahmi shows as boxes (☐) or question marks, install the
        Noto Sans Brahmi font, or view on a device that has it.
        The web app bundles it, but some browsers restrict local font loading.

      
Typing Devanagari. Turn on “⌨ Type in English” above to type phonetically
        (e.g. namaste → नमस्ते), powered by
        Google Input Tools
        — no Devanagari keyboard needed. Suggestions appear as you type; tap one, or press Space to
        accept the first. This option needs an internet connection. You can also use your device's Hindi keyboard.

      
Older scripts. Interested in even older writing? Explore the
        Indus Valley script,
        the undeciphered symbols of the Bronze Age Indus civilization.

      
References:
        Brahmi (U+11000) ·
        Devanagari (U+0900) ·
        Wikipedia