Modi Letter Pa

It is the Modi-script letter for pa. The name “pa” means p followed by a. In a word, vowel signs and neighboring consonants shape its reading; alone, it is one letter, not a complete word.

Modi is a flowing script in the old Brahmi family of South Asian writing, related to Nagari and Devanagari. Modi writing is attested by the 15th century; Unicode places its emergence in the 16th, dates that point to gradual development. It served fast administration in Marathi, a language of India, including correspondence and revenue records; Balbodh, the Marathi form of Devanagari, carried literary and sacred texts. By the 19th century, print favored Balbodh. In 2023, an account described Devanagari as Marathi’s official script and linked renewed interest in Modi to history and regional identity.

How do I type the Modi letter pa?

Use a Modi keyboard and a font that supports Modi. On an online Modi keyboard, select the key labeled “pa”; a dedicated input method is practical for longer text.

A font without Modi coverage may show the Modi pa as a box or fallback symbol. Modi letters also change shape beside vowel signs or neighboring consonants, so the font must support the script’s shaping.