Devanagari is an Indic script used in the northern Indian subcontinent. Also simply called Nāgari, it is a left-to-right abugida, based on the ancient Brāhmi script. It is one of the official scripts of the Republic of India and Nepal. It was developed and in regular use by the 7th century CE and achieved its modern form by 1000 CE. The Devanāgari script, composed of 48 primary characters, including 14 vowels and 34 consonants, is the fourth most widely adopted writing system in the world, being used for over 120 languages.

देवनागरी लिपी ही बऱ्याच भारतीय भाषांची प्रमुख लेखन पद्धती आहे. मराठी, भोजपुरी, कोकणी, संस्कृत, पाली, सिंधी, काश्मिरी, नेपाळी, बोडो, अंगिका, मैथिली, रोमानी, हिंदी इत्यादी भाषा देवनागरीत लिहिल्या जातात. देवनागरी लिपी एकंदरीत देशातल्या व देशाबाहेरच्या एकूण १९४ भाषांसाठी वापरली जाते.