The Takri alphabet developed through the Devāśeṣa stage of the Sharada script from the 14th-18th centuries[3] and is found mainly in the Hill States such as Chamba[4] and surrounding areas.

The local Takri variants got the status of official scripts in some of the Punjab Hill States, and were used for both administrative and literary purposes until the 19th century.

Takri used to be most prevalent script for business records and communication in various parts of Himachal Pradesh including the regions of Kangra & Bilaspur.

The first film in Pahari Punjabi called Saanjh directed by Ajay K Saklani released in April 2017 used Takri script in its title and beginning credits.

[9][failed verification] An organization named Sambh (Devanagari: सांभ) based at Dharamshala has decided to develop fonts for this script.

[10] A Northern Punjabi Corridor from Shimla to Murree has also been proposed under the Aman ki Asha initiative to link the similar Western Pahari language-based regions of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Azad Kashmir and Pothohar Plateau and revive the script.