Devanagari
Overview
Used across northern India and Nepal, Devanagari is one of the most widely recognized Indic scripts and key to identifying Hindi and Nepali in GeoGuessr.
Languages Using This Script
Regions & Countries
Visual Characteristics
- Horizontal line running along the top of each character (shirorekha)
- Dense character clusters with vertical symmetry
- Diacritics placed above, below, or beside main characters
Common Mix-ups
- Bengali Script
- Gujarati Script
- Bengali has more rounded letters, no top line
- Gujarati lacks the horizontal headstroke
Other Things to Know
- Common on road signs in northern India and Nepal
- Often appears alongside English
- GeoGuessr clue: Dense signage, yellow plates in India, left-side driving
Examples
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