In most cases Brahmi and its derivatives are written from left to right, but a coin of the 4th century BC, discovered in Madhya Pradesh, is inscribed with Brahmi characters running from right to left.

• 在多数情况下，它派生出来的单词是从左往右书写，但是发现在马得亚邦的一枚公元前四世纪的硬币上印有的婆罗米语字符却是从右往左写的。