In 1989, the first book to be printed using a computer typeface of Nepal script, Prasiddha Bajracharyapinigu Sanchhipta Bibaran ('Profiles of Renowned Bajracharyas') by Badri Ratna Bajracharya, was published. The metal type was used to print the dateline and the titles of the articles in Thaunkanhe monthly.

In 1952, a pressman Pushpa Ratna Sagar of Kathmandu had moveable type of Nepal script made in India. Hemraj Shakyavamsha published an alphabet book of 15 types of Nepalese alphabets including Ranjana, Bhujimol and Pachumol. Attempts were made to study and revive the old scripts, and alphabet books were published. However, the script continued to be used for religious and ceremonial purposes till the 1950s.Īfter the Rana dynasty was overthrown and democracy established in 1951, restrictions on Nepal Bhasa were lifted. Authors were also encouraged to switch to Devanagari to write Nepal Bhasa because of the availability of moveable type for printing, and Nepal Lipi was pushed further into the background. In 1906, the Rana regime banned Nepal Bhasa, Nepal Era and Nepal Lipi from official use as part of its policy to subdue them, and the script fell into decline. The Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet is ornamented with mantras embossed in Ranjana script, and the panels under the eaves are numbered using Nepal Lipi. īesides the Kathmandu Valley and the Himalayan region in Nepal, the Ranjana script is used for sacred purposes in Tibet, China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Bhutan, Sikkim and Ladakh. Īmong the famed historical texts written in Nepal Lipi are Gopalarajavamsavali, a history of Nepal, which appeared in 1389 AD, the Nepal-Tibet treaty of Nepal Era 895 (1775 AD) and a letter dated Nepal Era 535 (1415 AD) sent by Chinese Emperor Tai Ming to Shakti-simha-rama, a feudatory of Banepa. The script has been used on stone and copper plate inscriptions, coins ( Nepalese mohar), palm-leaf documents and Hindu and Buddhist manuscripts. One of the oldest manuscript of Ramayana, preserved till date, was written in Nepal Script in 1041. Another early specimen is a palm-leaf manuscript of a Buddhist text the Prajnaparamita, dated Nepal Era 40 (920 AD). The earliest instance is a manuscript entitled Lankavatara Sutra dated Nepal Era 28 (908 AD). The 'Nepal Script' or 'Nepalese script' appeared in the 10th century.

Uttara Licchavi Script - later Licchavi period (6th–11th or 12th century).

Purva Licchavi Script - prior Licchavi period.Prior to development of Nepal Scripts, people in the Nepal Mandala used the following scripts which are shared within the South Asian region. Rañjanā 'Oṃ' syllables surrounding the implements of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Nepal bhasa fonts