Learn with Callijatra
Interactive lessons for Nepal’s indigenous scripts — start with Ranjana Lipi, then grow into Nepal Lipi and calligraphy crafts.
Learn Ranjana Lipi
Explore the alphabet, then open any consonant to see its matra family.
Tap a letter to explore. Glyphs are colored by their calligraphy shape — because matras attach differently to each family. Small grey labels are Devanagari mappings. Use the floating filter at the bottom-right anytime while you scroll.
Normal letters
सामान्य आखः
Standard head & body
Headless letters
छ्यं मदुगु आखः
No top bar (shirorekha)
Hand-down letters
ल्हा क्वय् पिहाँवःगु आखः
Stroke extends downward
Hand-up letters
ल्हाः च्वय् पिहाँवंगु आखः
Stroke extends upward
Why this color?
Matra explorer
Watch how vowel signs attach for this letter’s shape family.
Vowel sound
Independent vowels are normal letters. Pick a colored consonant to see how matras change with headless, hand-up, and hand-down shapes.
Compound letter
Conjuncts inherit the shape family of their structure — so matras and stacked forms follow the same headless / hand-up / hand-down rules as base letters.
Vowels
17 lettersConsonants
36 lettersNo letters in this family — try another filter.
Compound letters
Conjuncts from the calligraphy manual — grouped by the same four shape families.