Complete reference for Urdu Nastaliq script letters and numbers with English pronunciation
About Urdu Script: Urdu is written in the Nastaliq style of the Perso-Arabic script, written from right to left. The Urdu alphabet has 38 letters, including letters unique to Urdu like پ (pe), چ (che), ڈ (ḍāl), ژ (zhe), ں (nun ghunna), ہ (he), and ے (bari ye). Urdu is the national language of Pakistan, spoken by over 230 million people worldwide.
Right-to-Left Script: Urdu is written from right to left, like Arabic and Persian. The Nastaliq style used for Urdu is one of the most aesthetically beautiful calligraphic styles in the world, characterized by its flowing, diagonal baseline. Urdu and Hindi share a common spoken base (Hindustani) but use different scripts.