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The 25 pages that link to Devanagari, each with the reason it gives.

• SanskritRelated: Many contemporary editions print Sanskrit in this script, though it is not the only one.

• Arabic scriptCompared with: Its letters generally organize around a headline rather than cursive joining.

• Writing systemBroader topic: Its consonant-vowel organization gives a concrete example of an abugida.

• AbjadCompared with: Devanagari is an abugida, contrasting with the abjad's usual omission of vowels.

• AbugidaBroader topic: Its consonants carry an inherent vowel, altered by vowel signs or suppressed by virama.

• HindiRelated: Hindi is conventionally written in Devanagari, whose letters represent consonants with inherent vowels.

• UrduCompared with: Its left-to-right script contrasts with Urdu’s right-to-left Perso-Arabic writing.

• Brahmi scriptBroader topic: Its historical lineage runs through forms of Brahmi and later scripts.

• Tibetan scriptCompared with: It shares Indic ancestry with Tibetan script but uses a different visual structure.

• Hindi literatureRelated: Most contemporary Hindi literature is printed in Devanagari.

• Marathi languageRelated: Marathi uses Devanagari, with conventions suited to its sounds.

• Classical SanskritRelated: Many modern editions print Classical Sanskrit texts in this script, though it is not the language’s only script.

• Nepali languageRelated: Nepali is conventionally written in this script.

• Urdu alphabetCompared with: Devanagari is a major alternative script for closely related Hindi, unlike Urdu’s Perso-Arabic script.

• Perso-Arabic scriptCompared with: It provides a contrasting South Asian writing tradition, including for languages also written in Perso-Arabic adaptations.

• Sindhi languageRelated: Devanagari is an established script choice for Sindhi communities in India.

• Sanskrit manuscriptRelated: Many surviving Sanskrit manuscripts are written in this script.

• Tamil scriptCompared with: Its extensive consonant conjuncts contrast with Tamil’s comparatively limited use of stacked consonant forms.

• Brahmic scriptsBroader topic: It is one of the most widely used descendants of Brahmi in northern South Asia.

• Gujarati languageCompared with: Gujarati uses a related script with a distinct form lacking Devanagari’s continuous headline.

• Bengali–Assamese scriptCompared with: Its connected headline contrasts with the Bengali–Assamese script's separate letter forms.

• Bhojpuri languageRelated: Devanagari is the principal script used for Bhojpuri in India.

• MaithiliRelated: Devanagari is the principal script used for Maithili in contemporary publishing.

• HindustaniRelated: It is the principal script used for written Hindi, unlike Urdu’s Perso-Arabic script.

• Kashmiri languageRelated: Devanagari is an alternative script for Kashmiri, alongside its Perso-Arabic form.