Ranjana script

Rañjanā
'Ranjana Lipi' in Ranjana script
Script type
Period
c. 1100–present
DirectionLeft-to-right
RegionNepal and India
LanguagesNewar (Nepal Bhasa)
Sanskrit
Related scripts
Parent systems
Child systems
Soyombo
Sister systems
Newar
Bhujimol
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Ranj (303), ​Ranjana

The Rañjanā script (Lantsa) is an abugida, one of the Nepalese scripts, used to write Sanskrit and Newar (Nepal Bhasa). It was used across regions from Nepal to Tibet by the Newar people, the historic inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley, from the 11th century until the mid-20th century. Nowadays it is also used in Buddhist monasteries in China, Mongolia, and Japan. It is normally written from left to right but the Kutakshar form is written from top to bottom. It is also considered to be the standard Nepalese calligraphic script.