Tirhuta script
| Tirhuta Mithilakshar 𑒞𑒱𑒩𑒯𑒳𑒞𑒰 | |
|---|---|
| Script type | |
Period | c. 7th century–present day |
| Direction | Left-to-right |
| Languages | Maithili, Sanskrit |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Sister systems | Bengali–Assamese, Odia |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Tirh (326), Tirhuta |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Tirhuta |
| U+11480–U+114DF Final Accepted Script Proposal | |
The Tirhuta script, also known as Mithilakshar or Maithili script, has historically been used for writing the Maithili, an Indo-Aryan language spoken by almost 35 million people of Mithila region. The scripts of Maithili and Bengali are very much similar. Maithili, Bengali, Assamese, Newari, Odia and Tibetan are a part of the same family of scripts.