Modi letter ya

Modi developed from the Nagari family of scripts and was shaped for continuous writing.

Modi was in use in the 15th and 16th centuries; the earliest surviving document identified for the script dates to the early 17th century. Its administrative role expanded under medieval Sultanates and Maratha rule.

Marathi Balbodh (Devanagari) served literary and sacred writing; Modi carried practical records. Print favored Balbodh in the 19th century, and Modi use was formally discontinued in the 1950s. As of 2026, the script appears mainly in historical texts and revival efforts. Fonts manage its contextual forms, so neighboring letters can change the glyph’s shape.