Tamil text showing symbols or boxes like ¾Á¢ú? Convert it to Unicode
Tamil that turns into accented letters and symbols such as ¾Á¢ú or õí‚è‹, or into empty boxes, was written in an older 8-bit font such as TSCII, TAM, TAB or one of the Anu fonts like Stmzh and Senthamizh. Paste it here and choose Find it for me. You get standard Unicode Tamil that every device can show.
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- Letters with accents and symbols like ¾ ¢ ú ‹ appear in place of Tamil
- Some letters show as empty boxes
- The text came from an old website, e-book, e-mail or office file
Other fonts and fixes
- Tamil text showing as English letters
- 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
- Tamil names in an old font in a spreadsheet
- 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 text with symbols
Copy it from the page, document or e-mail. Boxes and symbols are fine; they carry the real codes.
Paste and check the font
Find it for me names the font. If the result looks wrong, tap one of the other fonts it suggests.
Save the Unicode Tamil
Copy it, share it, or download a Word file with a Unicode Tamil font already set.
Questions people ask
Why do I see boxes instead of Tamil?
The text uses codes from an old font that your device does not have. Unicode Tamil uses codes every device knows, so converting fixes it for good.
What if I opened an old .txt file and it looks broken?
Open the .txt file here instead. Old 8-bit files are read byte by byte, so TSCII, TAM and TAB files convert correctly.
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.