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Write Devanagari
Writing Devanagari isn't about memorising 33 separate consonants — it's about internalising three rules. Once you know them, you can write any letter on the first try without thinking.
Honest note: the diagrams below are stylised stroke-order indicators, not calligraphy templates. They show which order the strokes go in, not the perfect curl of each line. The principle matters more than the exact path shape.
1.
Write the interior strokes first. The shape that gives the letter its identity comes before any framing.
2.
Write the right vertical stroke second-to-last. Roughly 24 of the 36 consonants carry this vertical.
3.
Write the शिरोरेखा (shirorekha, the headstroke) LAST. This is the horizontal bar that visually ties the line of writing together.
क ख ग घ ङ — formed by closing the back of the throat against the soft palate.
ka
kha
ga
gha
~na
च छ ज झ ञ — tongue body presses against the hard palate.
ca
chha
ja
jha
~na
ट ठ ड ढ ण — these are the consonants English speakers most often mispronounce.
Ta
Tha
Da
Dha
Na
त थ द ध न — tongue touches the back of the upper teeth.
ta
tha
da
dha
na
प फ ब भ म — closed-lip consonants.
pa
pha
ba
bha
ma
य र ल व — between vowel and consonant.
ya
ra
la
va
श ष स ह — friction sounds and the glottal h.
sha
Sha
sa
ha
The full Devanagari reference covers vowels, consonants, matras, conjuncts, and numerals — every character you'll meet in Nepal.
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