Telugu (తెలుగు లిపి)

Title	తెలుగు లిపి Telugu (తెలుగు లిపి) Telugu lipi Telugu
Description	Telugu is a Brahmic abugida script evolved from Kadamba-Pallava scripts during Eastern Chalukya period (7th-12th c. CE). Has 16 vowels and 36 consonants. Gained prominence under Kakatiya dynasty (1158-1324 CE) when Telugu replaced Kannada in royal inscriptions, reflecting political independence. Extensively found in Vijayanagara inscriptions (~7,000 total, Telugu/Kannada/Tamil/Sanskrit mix). Characterized by rounded letter forms influenced by palm leaf writing. Similar to Kannada due to shared Kadamba origin.
Script ID	`INHF-SCP-7392856104-00:00:25:02:01:26-TELU`
URI	https://www.inheritage.foundation/aat/script/telugu
API URL	`https://inheritage.foundation/api/v1/aat/scripts/telugu`

Metadata

Script Family

Brahmic

Status

active

Direction

left-to-right

ISO 15924

Telu

Unicode Range

U+0C00–U+0C7F

Regions

Andhra Pradesh

Telangana

Karnataka (historical)

Tamil Nadu (historical)

Time Periods

7th-12th century CE (Eastern Chalukya period emergence)

12th-14th century CE (Kakatiya period prominence)

14th-17th century CE (Vijayanagara period)

Modern period (post-17th century)

Dynasties

Eastern Chalukya (7th-12th c.)

Kakatiya (1135-1324 CE)

Vijayanagara (1336-1646 CE)

Reddy dynasties (14th-16th c.)