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Aksara Bali
ᬅᬓ᭄ᬱᬭᬩᬮᬶ
Script type
Time period
c. 1000–present
LanguagesBalinese
Sasak
Related scripts
Parent systems
Sister systems
Batak
Baybayin scripts
Javanese
Lontara
Old Sundanese
Rencong
Rejang
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Bali (360), ​Balinese
Unicode
Unicode alias
Balinese
U+1B00–U+1B7F
[a] The Semitic origin of the Brahmic scripts is not universally agreed upon.
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The Balinese script, natively known as Aksara Bali and Hanacaraka, is an abugida used in the island of Bali, Indonesia, commonly for writing the Austronesian Balinese language, Old Javanese, and the liturgical language Sanskrit. With some modifications, the script is also used to write the Sasak language, used in the neighboring island of Lombok. The script is a descendant of the Brahmi script, and so has many similarities with the modern scripts of South and Southeast Asia. The Balinese script, along with the Javanese script, is considered the most elaborate and ornate among Brahmic scripts of Southeast Asia.