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ML-TT Karthika to Unicode converter

Malayalam that shows as English letters or symbols was typed in an old font such as ML-TT Karthika, ML-TT Revathi, MLW-TT Karthika. Paste it here and get Unicode Malayalam that reads right on every phone and computer, or turn Unicode back into the old font.

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Pick several .docx files and get them all back in one zip, each with its own name. They use the options above. 3 files at a time on your plan.

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Common problems

How Malayalam letters are built

Malayalam is written in Malayalam. Every consonant carries a short a sound. A vowel after it becomes a small sign around the letter, and two consonants with no vowel between them join into one shape.

One consonant with every vowel sign.
അaആaaഇiഈeeഉuഊooഋRuഎeഏEഐaiഒoഓOഔau
കകാകികീകുകൂകൃകെകേകൈകൊകോകൌ

The vowel signs െ േ ൈ are drawn before the consonant but said after it. In Malayalam, joined consonants often merge into one shape, and a consonant with no vowel at a word end becomes a chillu letter (ൻ ർ ൽ ൾ ൺ) (എന്റെ). Unicode stores letters in the order they are said, but old fonts such as ML-TT Karthika stored them in the order they are drawn, which is why old documents turn into a jumble without the font.

How to convert ML-TT Karthika to Unicode

  1. Paste or open a file

    Paste text from an old document, or open a Word (.docx) or .txt file. ML-TT Karthika text looks like English letters, for example aebmfw for മലയാളം.

  2. Check the font

    Find it for me reads the text and names the font, with close matches one tap away. You can also pick your font by name.

  3. Copy or download

    The Unicode Malayalam works everywhere. Copy it, share it, or download a Word file with Kartika set. To go the other way, switch the direction.

Good to know

  • Most old Malayalam office letters, notices, magazines and DTP files were typed in ML-TT fonts such as Karthika and Revathi, or in FML fonts.
  • ML-TT Karthika text looks like English letters (aebmfw for മലയാളം). Paste it as it is; do not retype it.
  • Copy straight from Word: the font of each part is read, so English in English fonts stays as it is.
  • Open the Word file itself to keep bold, sizes, tables, headers and pictures.
  • Old fonts stored some vowel signs before their letter, the way they are drawn. The converter puts them where Unicode expects, and back again.
  • Converting to an old font gives text that only reads correctly in that font. The Word download has the font set for you.

Where people use it

  • Old office files

    Turn ML-TT Karthika text into Unicode Malayalam that reads on any phone.

  • Word files

    Open the .docx: bold, tables and layout stay.

  • Back to ML-TT Karthika

    Turn Unicode into ML-TT Karthika for print or an old file.

    Unicode to Karthika (ML-TT) Malayalam converter

Why this one

Its ML-TT and FML tables were checked glyph by glyph against the real fonts, chillu letters and joined letters included.

  • Finds the font for you.
  • Word files keep their layout.
  • Runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

What you can change

  • Direction
  • Old font
  • Font in the Word file

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Questions people ask

How do I convert ML-TT Karthika to Unicode?

Paste the ML-TT Karthika text in the box above or open your Word file. It turns into Unicode Malayalam straight away, ready to copy, share or download.

How do I convert Unicode (Kartika) to ML-TT Karthika?

Choose Unicode to old font, pick ML-TT Karthika, then paste your Malayalam. Copy the result into your document and set the font to ML-TTKarthika, or download the Word file with it set.

Which fonts can it convert?

ML-TT Karthika, ML-TT Revathi, MLW-TT Karthika, FML-TT Indulekha. ML-TT Revathi, Aathira, Nandini and Vishu share the Karthika codes; MLW-TT and FML fonts other than Indulekha are marked beta.

Why is my converted text still wrong?

The text may be in a font with other codes. Tap one of the other fonts it suggests, or pick the font named in your document's font box.

Is my text uploaded?

No. Everything runs in your browser on this device. Nothing you type, paste or open is sent to a server, and the saved draft stays in this browser only.

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