ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਅੱਖਰਕਾਰੀ Gurbani Writing Gurmukhi "The word "Gurmukhi" literally means "from the mouth of the guru". Gurmukhi shares some similarities with the old Indian script of the time, but its 35 letters and vowel modifiers were standardized by Guru Angad. Instead of using Sanskrit-like Hindu scriptures, Guru Angad chose to make the new script the standard of Sikhs, although Sanskrit was restricted only to the Hindu priestly(Brahmin) class. , Guru did not believe in this elitism.Guru Angad spent his life teaching the Gurmukhi script to the common people of Punjab. Gurmukhi is used not only by Sikhs, but also by Hindus and Muslims living in Punjab to reflect the common spoken language of Punjabi. Gurmukhi has 35 letters and 9 vowel modifiers. Additionally, there are five special sound modifier symbols. A vertical bar is used to indicate the end of a sentence. Two vertical bars indicate a long pause between sentences or paragraphs. The table below shows the letter, number, and vowel modifiers. Vowel modifiers are represented by English words and the sounds they produce are highlighted in capital letters." ਆਪੁ ਖੋਜਿ ਖੋਜਿ ਮਿਲੇ ਕਬੀਰਾ ॥੪॥੭॥