Gujarati alphabet: every letter to copy
Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) is spoken by more than 55 million people in Gujarat, across India and in communities around the world, from East Africa to the UK and the USA. Its script grew from Devanagari but looks lighter, because it drops the long line across the top of each letter. This page has every Gujarati letter, from the vowels અ આ ઇ ઈ ઉ ઊ to the consonants ક ખ ગ ઘ and beyond.
After the letters come the vowel signs, the halant, Gujarati digits and signs. Tap any one to copy it.
The Gujarati letters
- સ્વર (vowels): અ આ ઇ ઈ ઉ ઊ ઋ એ ઐ ઓ ઔ, plus અં and અઃ.
- વ્યંજન (consonants): ક ખ ગ ઘ ઙ, ચ છ જ ઝ ઞ, ટ ઠ ડ ઢ ણ, ત થ દ ધ ન, પ ફ બ ભ મ, ય ર લ વ, શ ષ સ હ ળ.
- Joined letters: ક્ષ and જ્ઞ, taught at the end of the કક્કો (alphabet).
Matras and joined letters
Gujarati uses vowel signs called matras after a consonant: ા િ ી ુ ૂ ૃ ે ૈ ો ૌ. For example, ક + ા = કા and ક + િ = કિ. The anusvara ં adds a nasal sound. The halant ્ removes a consonant’s vowel so it can join the next letter, as in સ્ત or ક્ષ. When copied alone, these marks may appear on a dotted circle, which is normal.
No top line
The easiest way to tell Gujarati from Hindi is the missing headline. In Hindi, letters hang from a line called the shirorekha. Gujarati letters do not have it, which gives the script its rounded, open look. Many letters are still similar, so if you can read Devanagari, you can often guess Gujarati words.
Digits and the Gujarati rupee sign
Gujarati has its own digits: ૦ ૧ ૨ ૩ ૪ ૫ ૬ ૭ ૮ ૯. There is also a Gujarati rupee sign ૱, an older symbol that you may see in traditional account books. These are useful for shop signs, calendars, Navratri and Diwali greetings, and wedding invitations.
Typing Gujarati
Gboard and the iPhone keyboard both support Gujarati, with a native layout and phonetic typing. Windows and Mac also include Gujarati keyboards. For a single letter, a matra you cannot find or a digit, copy it from this page.
Gujarati around the world
Gujarati families live in many countries, and children growing up abroad often learn the alphabet at home or in weekend schools. This page is handy for printing letter charts, writing names on cards and typing short greetings like “નમસ્તે” or “જય શ્રી કૃષ્ણ” on a phone without a Gujarati keyboard.
Frequently asked questions
- How many letters are in the Gujarati alphabet?
- Gujarati is usually taught with 12 or 13 vowels and 34 consonants, plus the joined letters ક્ષ and જ્ઞ.
- What is the Gujarati alphabet called?
- It is often called the કક્કો (kakko), named after its first letters.
- Why does Gujarati have no top line?
- The Gujarati script developed a rounded, handwritten style without the headline used in Devanagari.
- What are Gujarati numbers?
- Gujarati digits are ૦ ૧ ૨ ૩ ૪ ૫ ૬ ૭ ૮ ૯.
- How do I type કા?
- Copy ક, then copy the matra ા and paste it right after. They join into કા.