ಶ — Letter (sha)

  • English sound anchor: share
share
  • Kannada words:
  • ಶಾಲೆ ('shāle') — School
  • ಶನಿ ('shani') — Saturn
  • ಶಂಖ ('shaṃkha') — Conch shell

Half Letter ಶ್ (sha halant)

Adding the virama (್) below ಶ creates the half letter ಶ್ — it silences the inherent 'a' and allows this consonant to join the next one directly.

The halant form ಶ್ appears in conjunct consonants and cluster words.

How to Write ಶ

Watch the animated stroke order below. Each stroke is drawn in sequence — follow the arrows.

Stroke order animation via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order animation for ಶ