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Oriya Alphabets

Tap an Odia letter to copy it: vowels, consonants, vowel signs and digits, with the Latin spelling under each.

Oriya Alphabets

ଅOdia aU+0B05Ready to copy

79 letters. Tap one to copy it.

Vowels 14

Consonants 38

Vowel signs on କ 17

Digits 10

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How it works

The Oriya alphabets, now spelled Odia in English, to copy: 14 vowels, 38 consonants in order, every vowel sign and mark shown on କ, and the digits ୦ to ୯. Under each of the Odia letters is its Latin spelling.

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Five rows, then thirteen more

The first 25 consonants stand in five rows of five, by where in the mouth they are made: velar କ ଖ ଗ ଘ ଙ, then palatal, retroflex, dental and labial. Thirteen more follow. The last two, ଡ଼ and ଢ଼, are ଡ and ଢ with a dot under them.

How Odia writing joins a vowel

In Odia writing a consonant carries a vowel of its own until a sign changes it: କ is ka, କା is kā, କି is ki. A vowel letter is written only where the vowel begins a syllable. The stroke under କ୍, the halanta, leaves the bare k.

  • ଶ, ଷ and ସ are three letters for one sound: modern Odia says all three alike.
  • ୱ is a later addition: a dictionary published from 1931 to 1940 introduced it for the sound wa.

Questions and answers

How many letters are in the Odia alphabet?

This chart has 52: 14 vowels and 38 consonants. Modern Odia uses 11 of the vowels; ୠ, ଌ and ୡ only write Sanskrit, so they are not always counted in the alphabet.

Is Oriya the same as Odia?

Yes. In 2011 the English name of the language was changed from Oriya to Odia, and the state's from Orissa to Odisha. Unicode still names the block and every character in it Oriya, as in Oriya letter ka.

Why are Odia letters round?

The script was written on palm leaves, which tend to tear when too many straight lines are drawn on them. The top line of its ancestor turned into the round, umbrella-like curve the letters carry.

Which languages use the Odia script?

Mainly Odia. To a lesser extent it also writes Sanskrit and other regional languages, and it is an official script of India.

All 79 letters

Vowels 14

  • Odia a U+0B05 Oriya letter a. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Vowel 1 of 14. It has no sign: a consonant with no mark is already read with it, as in କ ka.
  • Odia ā U+0B06 Oriya letter aa. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Vowel 2 of 14. After a consonant it is written as the sign ା, as in କା kā.
  • Odia ai U+0B10 Oriya letter ai. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Vowel 12 of 14. After a consonant it is written as the sign ୈ, as in କୈ kai.
  • Odia au U+0B14 Oriya letter au. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Vowel 14 of 14. After a consonant it is written as the sign ୌ, as in କୌ kau.
  • Odia e U+0B0F Oriya letter e. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Vowel 11 of 14. After a consonant it is written as the sign େ, as in କେ ke.
  • Odia i U+0B07 Oriya letter i. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Vowel 3 of 14. After a consonant it is written as the sign ି, as in କି ki.
  • Odia ī U+0B08 Oriya letter ii. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Vowel 4 of 14. After a consonant it is written as the sign ୀ, as in କୀ kī.
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Vowels, continued

  • Odia l̥ U+0B0C Oriya letter vocalic l. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Vowel 9 of 14. Only for writing Sanskrit, so not always counted in the alphabet. After a consonant it is written as the sign ୢ, as in କୢ kl̥.
  • Odia l̥̄ U+0B61 Oriya letter vocalic ll. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Vowel 10 of 14. Only for writing Sanskrit, so not always counted in the alphabet. After a consonant it is written as the sign ୣ, as in କୣ kl̥̄.
  • Odia o U+0B13 Oriya letter o. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Vowel 13 of 14. After a consonant it is written as the sign ୋ, as in କୋ ko.
  • Odia r̥ U+0B0B Oriya letter vocalic r. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Vowel 7 of 14. After a consonant it is written as the sign ୃ, as in କୃ kr̥.
  • Odia r̥̄ U+0B60 Oriya letter vocalic rr. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Vowel 8 of 14. Only for writing Sanskrit, so not always counted in the alphabet. After a consonant it is written as the sign ୄ, as in କୄ kr̥̄.
  • Odia u U+0B09 Oriya letter u. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Vowel 5 of 14. After a consonant it is written as the sign ୁ, as in କୁ ku.
  • Odia ū U+0B0A Oriya letter uu. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Vowel 6 of 14. After a consonant it is written as the sign ୂ, as in କୂ kū.

Consonants 38

  • Odia ba U+0B2C Oriya letter ba. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 23 of 38; IPA bɔ. Labial row.
  • Odia bha U+0B2D Oriya letter bha. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 24 of 38; IPA bʱɔ. Labial row.
  • Odia ca U+0B1A Oriya letter ca. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 6 of 38; IPA tʃɔ. Palatal row.
  • Odia cha U+0B1B Oriya letter cha. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 7 of 38; IPA tʃʰɔ. Palatal row.
  • Odia da U+0B26 Oriya letter da. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 18 of 38; IPA dɔ. Dental row.
  • Odia ḍa U+0B21 Oriya letter dda. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 13 of 38; IPA ɖɔ. Retroflex row.
  • Odia dha U+0B27 Oriya letter dha. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 19 of 38; IPA dʱɔ. Dental row.
  • Odia ḍha U+0B22 Oriya letter ddha. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 14 of 38; IPA ɖʱɔ. Retroflex row.
  • Odia ga U+0B17 Oriya letter ga. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 3 of 38; IPA ɡɔ. Velar row.
  • Odia gha U+0B18 Oriya letter gha. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 4 of 38; IPA ɡʱɔ. Velar row.
  • Odia ha U+0B39 Oriya letter ha. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 35 of 38; IPA ɦɔ.
  • Odia ja U+0B1C Oriya letter ja. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 8 of 38; IPA dʒɔ. Palatal row.
  • Odia jha U+0B1D Oriya letter jha. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 9 of 38; IPA dʒʱɔ. Palatal row.
  • Odia ka U+0B15 Oriya letter ka. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 1 of 38; IPA kɔ. Velar row.
  • Odia kha U+0B16 Oriya letter kha. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 2 of 38; IPA kʰɔ. Velar row.
  • Odia kṣa U+0B15 U+0B4D U+0B37 Oriya letter ka, the mark that takes its vowel away, and Oriya letter ssa, written as one letter. Consonant 36 of 38; IPA kʰjɔ.
  • Odia la U+0B32 Oriya letter la. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 29 of 38; IPA lɔ.
  • Odia ḷa U+0B33 Oriya letter lla. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 30 of 38; IPA ɭɔ.
  • Odia ma U+0B2E Oriya letter ma. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 25 of 38; IPA mɔ. Labial row.
  • Odia na U+0B28 Oriya letter na. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 20 of 38; IPA nɔ. Dental row.
  • Odia ña U+0B1E Oriya letter nya. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 10 of 38; IPA ɲɔ. Palatal row.
  • Odia ṅa U+0B19 Oriya letter nga. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 5 of 38; IPA ŋɔ. Velar row.
  • Odia ṇa U+0B23 Oriya letter nna. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 15 of 38; IPA ɳɔ. Retroflex row.
  • Odia pa U+0B2A Oriya letter pa. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 21 of 38; IPA pɔ. Labial row.
  • Odia pha U+0B2B Oriya letter pha. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 22 of 38; IPA pʰɔ. Labial row.
  • Odia ra U+0B30 Oriya letter ra. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 28 of 38; IPA ɾɔ.
  • Odia ṛa U+0B21 U+0B3C Oriya letter dda with a dot under it, the nukta. Also encoded as one character, U+0B5C Oriya letter rra. Consonant 37 of 38; IPA ɽɔ.
  • Odia ṛha U+0B22 U+0B3C Oriya letter ddha with a dot under it, the nukta. Also encoded as one character, U+0B5D Oriya letter rha. Consonant 38 of 38; IPA ɽʰɔ.
  • Odia sa U+0B38 Oriya letter sa. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 34 of 38; IPA sɔ. The three s letters are said alike in modern Odia.
  • Odia śa U+0B36 Oriya letter sha. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 32 of 38; IPA sɔ. The three s letters are said alike in modern Odia.
  • Odia ṣa U+0B37 Oriya letter ssa. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 33 of 38; IPA sɔ. The three s letters are said alike in modern Odia.
  • Odia ta U+0B24 Oriya letter ta. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 16 of 38; IPA tɔ. Dental row.
  • Odia ṭa U+0B1F Oriya letter tta. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 11 of 38; IPA ʈɔ. Retroflex row.
  • Odia tha U+0B25 Oriya letter tha. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 17 of 38; IPA tʰɔ. Dental row.
  • Odia ṭha U+0B20 Oriya letter ttha. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 12 of 38; IPA ʈʰɔ. Retroflex row.
  • Odia wa U+0B71 Oriya letter wa. Oriya block, Unicode 4.0. Consonant 31 of 38; IPA wɔ. A newer letter, added for the sound wa.
  • Odia ya U+0B5F Oriya letter yya. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 27 of 38; IPA jɔ.
  • Odia ẏa U+0B2F Oriya letter ya. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1. Consonant 26 of 38; IPA dʒɔ.

Vowel signs on କ 17

  • Odia k U+0B15 U+0B4D Oriya letter ka with Oriya sign virama, the halanta. Takes the vowel away and leaves the bare consonant k.
  • Odia kã U+0B15 U+0B01 Oriya letter ka with Oriya sign candrabindu. Makes the vowel nasal.
  • Odia kā U+0B15 U+0B3E Oriya letter ka with Oriya vowel sign aa.
  • Odia kaḥ U+0B15 U+0B03 Oriya letter ka with Oriya sign visarga. Adds a breath, ḥ, after the vowel.
  • Odia kai U+0B15 U+0B48 Oriya letter ka with Oriya vowel sign ai.
  • Odia kaṃ U+0B15 U+0B02 Oriya letter ka with Oriya sign anusvara. Makes the vowel nasal.
  • Odia kau U+0B15 U+0B4C Oriya letter ka with Oriya vowel sign au.
  • Odia ke U+0B15 U+0B47 Oriya letter ka with Oriya vowel sign e.
  • Odia ki U+0B15 U+0B3F Oriya letter ka with Oriya vowel sign i.
  • Odia kī U+0B15 U+0B40 Oriya letter ka with Oriya vowel sign ii.
  • Odia kl̥ U+0B15 U+0B62 Oriya letter ka with Oriya vowel sign vocalic l. Only for writing Sanskrit.
  • Odia kl̥̄ U+0B15 U+0B63 Oriya letter ka with Oriya vowel sign vocalic ll. Only for writing Sanskrit.
  • Odia ko U+0B15 U+0B4B Oriya letter ka with Oriya vowel sign o.
  • Odia kr̥ U+0B15 U+0B43 Oriya letter ka with Oriya vowel sign vocalic r.
  • Odia kr̥̄ U+0B15 U+0B44 Oriya letter ka with Oriya vowel sign vocalic rr. Only for writing Sanskrit.
  • Odia ku U+0B15 U+0B41 Oriya letter ka with Oriya vowel sign u.
  • Odia kū U+0B15 U+0B42 Oriya letter ka with Oriya vowel sign uu.

Digits 10

  • Odia 0 U+0B66 Oriya digit zero. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Odia 1 U+0B67 Oriya digit one. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Odia 2 U+0B68 Oriya digit two. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Odia 3 U+0B69 Oriya digit three. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Odia 4 U+0B6A Oriya digit four. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Odia 5 U+0B6B Oriya digit five. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Odia 6 U+0B6C Oriya digit six. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Odia 7 U+0B6D Oriya digit seven. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Odia 8 U+0B6E Oriya digit eight. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1.
  • Odia 9 U+0B6F Oriya digit nine. Oriya block, Unicode 1.1.

How this list was compiled: Every character was checked against UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt): the code points and the character names in the notes come from that file, names in sentence case. Block names come from Blocks.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Blocks.txt) and the Unicode version each character arrived in from DerivedAge.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/DerivedAge.txt), both version 18.0.0. Other names of a character come from NamesList.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt). Which letters are Odia's: the main exemplar characters of CLDR's Odia locale (https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/main/or.xml) hold 11 of the 14 vowels, all 38 consonants and the signs of those 11 vowels; the digits are in its numbers list. The vowels and their order, the 25 consonants in five rows by place of articulation, the Latin spelling of each letter (ISO 15919), its sound in the International Phonetic Alphabet, the three vowels kept for Sanskrit, the newer letter for wa, the three s letters and the marks follow Wikipedia's Odia script article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odia_script), restated in this site's own words. After the 25 consonants in rows, the others stand in the order of CLDR's index list, and the two letters written with a dot come last. That the language's name in English was changed from Oriya to Odia in 2011 is from Wikipedia's Odisha article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odisha). Each sign tile is କ with the sign added. Left out: one more letter for va that the article says is not widely accepted, the fractions and the consonant ligatures. A tile name is the word Odia and the ISO 15919 spelling; the grouping is this site's own. Each tile was drawn on 2026-10-08 before it was kept, and all of them drew. All sources were read on 2026-10-08. Licence: own work

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