Some of these are encoded in computer text as separate characters, while others are generated dynamically using conjunct shaping with a virama.

Ra as found in standard Brahmi, , was a simple geometric shape, with variations toward more flowing forms by the Gupta .

The Brahmi letter , Ra, is probably derived from the Aramaic Resh , and is thus related to the modern Latin R and Greek Rho.

[2] Several identifiable styles of writing the Brahmi Ra can be found, most associated with a specific set of inscriptions from an artifact or diverse records from an historic period.

The Kharoṣṭhī letter is generally accepted as being derived from the Aramaic Resh , and is thus related to R and Rho, in addition to the Brahmi Ra.

ऱ combines with vowel marks identically to र. Devanagari exhibits conjunct ligatures, as is common in Indic scripts.

Some conjunct clusters are always represented by a true ligature, instead of a shape that can be broken into constituent independent letters.

It is crescent shape attached atop the headline of the rest of the conjunct at the right, immediately above the vertical stem, if present.

It is an upward-pointing wedge shape that is found either centered below the rest of the conjunct, or tilted to the right and integrated with the bottom of the stemline.

Like with Repha, the rest of the conjunct ignores Rakar for shaping, except for minor alteration of the bottom of any stemline.

র or ৰ is used as a basic consonant character in many of the Bengali-Assamese script orthographies, including Bengali and Assamese.

In Assamese, র was used earlier for wa but now it is standardised as a separate letter ৱ. Bengali/Assamese র/ৰ exhibit conjunct ligatures, as is common in Indic scripts.

Much like other Indic scripts, Bengali-Assamese র/ৰ also rarely appear in conjuncts in full form, and have special unrelated graphic forms for both initial and trailing র/ৰ in conjuncts called Repha and Ra phala (in Bengali) or Ra kar (in Assamese).

It is derived from the Devanagari Ra with the top bar (shiro rekha) removed, and ultimately the Brahmi letter .

Unlike other the Repha in other Indic scripts, there is no special prefix form of Ra in Telugu.

As is common in Indic scripts, Malayalam joins letters together to form conjunct consonant clusters.

As is common in Indic scripts, Malayalam joins letters together to form conjunct consonant clusters.

ᕂ, ᕆ, ᕈ and ᕋ are the base characters "Re", "Ri", "Ro" and "Ra" in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics.

The bare consonant ᕐ (R) is a small version of the A-series letter ᕋ, although the Western Cree letter ᕑ, derived from Pitman shorthand was the original bare consonant symbol for R. The character ᕂ is derived from a handwritten form of the Devanagari letter र, without the headline or vertical stem, and the forms for different vowels are derived by mirroring and rotation.

s is common in Indic scripts, Odia joins letters together to form conjunct consonant clusters.

The most common conjunct formation is achieved by using a small subjoined form of trailing consonants.

As is common in Indic scripts, Kaithi joins letters together to form conjunct consonant clusters.