Ko te pūnaha tatau Hindu–Arabic me ngā ture hei whakamahi i ana mahi, e whakamahia ana puta noa i te ao i tēnei rā, kua hurihuri i te wāhanga o te millennium AD tuatahi i Īnia, ā, i tukuna atu ki te ao ki te Uru mā te pāngarautanga Āmāri.