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✏️ Punjabi script

Learn to write the Punjabi alphabet

Watch each letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet drawn stroke by stroke. Switch between animation styles below — Tier 1 splits each glyph into its font contours, Tier 2 draws the outline, Tier 3 fills the letter top to bottom.

Animation style

Multi-stroke tracer — each contour of the glyph drawn in order.

  • u

    vowel

    ਉੱਲੂ · owl

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • a

    vowel

    ਅੰਬ · mango

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • i

    vowel

    ਇੱਟ · brick

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • sa

    consonant

    ਸੱਪ · snake

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • ha

    consonant

    ਹਾਥੀ · elephant

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • ka

    consonant

    ਕਬੂਤਰ · pigeon

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • kha

    consonant

    ਖੰਭ · feather

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • ga

    consonant

    ਗਾਂ · cow

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • gha

    consonant

    ਘਰ · house

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • ṅa

    consonant

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • cha

    consonant

    ਚਿੜੀ · sparrow

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • chha

    consonant

    ਛਤਰੀ · umbrella

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • ja

    consonant

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • jha

    consonant

    ਝੰਡਾ · flag

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • ña

    consonant

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • ṭa

    consonant

    ਟਮਾਟਰ · tomato

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • ṭha

    consonant

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • ḍa

    consonant

    ਡੱਬਾ · box

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • ḍha

    consonant

    ਢੋਲ · drum

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • ṇa

    consonant

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • ta

    consonant

    ਤਾਰਾ · star

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • tha

    consonant

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • da

    consonant

    ਦੁੱਧ · milk

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • dha

    consonant

    ਧੁੱਪ · sunshine

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • na

    consonant

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • pa

    consonant

    ਪਤੰਗ · kite

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • pha

    consonant

    ਫੁੱਲ · flower

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • ba

    consonant

    ਬੱਕਰੀ · goat

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • bha

    consonant

    ਭੇਡ · sheep

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • ma

    consonant

    ਮੋਰ · peacock

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • ya

    consonant

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • ra

    consonant

    ਰੋਟੀ · flatbread

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • la

    consonant

    ਲੱਸੀ · buttermilk drink

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • va

    consonant

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

  • ṛa

    consonant

    No stroke data — using Tier 2 fallback

A note on stroke order

The Tier 1 animation traces each letter's font contours in the order they're defined in the Noto Sans font — not the order a calligrapher or teacher would actually draw the strokes. We've chosen this approach because hand-authored stroke-order data for Indic scripts is not widely available as open data. The animation is still useful for showing the shape of each letter clearly; for authentic handwriting practice, follow a printed copybook alongside.