Tamil names in an old font in a spreadsheet? Convert the whole column
Copy the whole column of Tamil names from your spreadsheet and paste it here. Each line stays on its own line, so the converted Unicode Tamil pastes back into the same rows. Sorting and searching then work on the real Tamil names.
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- A spreadsheet column of names in Bamini, Vanavil or another old font
- The names show as English letters on other computers
Old font
Other fonts and fixes
- Tamil text showing as English letters
- Tamil text showing symbols or boxes like ¾Á¢ú
- Convert an old Tamil Word file to Unicode, keeping the layout
- Share old font Tamil text on WhatsApp and social media
- Tamil letters broken in older design and page layout programs
- Move office files from Vanavil, TAM or Stmzh to Unicode Tamil
- Tamil copied from an old PDF or website comes out garbled
- Typed Tamil with the keyboard set to English
- Bamini to Unicode
- Vanavil to Unicode
- Senthamizh to Unicode
- Stmzh to Unicode
- Suntommy to Unicode
- TAM to Unicode
- TAB to Unicode
- TSCII to Unicode
- TACE16 to Unicode
- Shree Lipi to Unicode
- Unicode to Bamini
- Unicode to Vanavil
- Unicode to Senthamizh
- Unicode to Stmzh
- Unicode to Suntommy
- Unicode to TAM
- Unicode to TAB
- Unicode to TSCII
- Unicode to TACE16
- Unicode to Shree Lipi
How to fix it
Copy the column
Select the cells with the Tamil names and copy them.
Paste here
Paste in the left box. Each row stays on its own line.
Paste back
Copy the result and paste it into the first cell of the same column.
Questions people ask
Will the rows stay in order?
Yes. Line breaks are kept exactly, so row 10 stays row 10.
Can I save it as a CSV file?
Yes. Open the .csv file here, or download the converted text as .txt and open it in your spreadsheet program.
Is my text or file uploaded?
No. Everything is converted in your browser on this device. Nothing you paste or open is sent to a server.