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Summary
Devanagari is written from left to right. There is a horizontal line that runs across the top of the letters that hooks them together. It is or has been used for writing in the following languages: Standard Hindi, Bhili, Bhojpuri, Gujari, Garhwali, Kashmiri, Konkani, Kumaoni, Magahi, Maithili, Marathi, Marwari, Nepali, Newari, Pahari, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sherpa, Sindhi, and Tharu.

It had been used previously for writing Gujarati.