The
Balinese script, natively known as
Aksara Bali and
Hanacaraka, is an
abugida used in the island of
Bali,
Indonesia, commonly for writing the
Austronesian Balinese language,
Old Javanese, and the
liturgical language Sanskrit. With some modifications, the script is also used to write the
Sasak language, used in the neighboring island of
Lombok. The script is a descendant of the
Brahmi script, and so has many similarities with the modern scripts of South and Southeast Asia. The Balinese script, along with the
Javanese script, is considered the most elaborate and ornate among Brahmic scripts of Southeast Asia.