[3] Pallava also spread to Southeast Asia and evolved into scripts such as Balinese,[4] Baybayin,[5] Javanese,[6] Kawi,[7] Khmer,[8] Lanna,[9] Lao,[10] Mon–Burmese,[11] New Tai Lue,[12] Sundanese,[13] and Thai.

[1] During the rule of the Pallavas, the script accompanied priests, monks, scholars, and traders into Southeast Asia.

The main characteristics of the newer script are aesthetically matched and fuller consonant glyphs, similarly visible in the writing systems of Chalukya,[16] Kadamba, and Vengi at the time of Ikshvakus.

Brahmi's design was slightly different from the scripts of Cholas, Pandyas, and Cheras.

Pallava script was the first significant development of Brahmi in India, combining rounded and rectangular strokes and adding typographical effects, and was suitable for civic and religious inscriptions.