Typed Tamil with the keyboard set to English? Turn the keys back into Tamil
If you type the Tamil keys you know while the computer is set to English, the text comes out as English letters. Those letters are the same as an old font's codes, so they convert straight back. Pick the layout you typed with, such as Bamini, Tamil typewriter or InScript keys, and paste the letters.
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- You typed a full paragraph and it came out as English letters
- You type by touch on the Bamini, typewriter or InScript layout
Fonts set on the old Tamil typewriter keys, as typists learnt them.
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
- 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
Pick your layout
Choose Bamini, Tamil typewriter or InScript keys, whichever you typed with.
Paste the letters
Paste what you typed. The Tamil shows on the right.
Copy the Tamil
Copy it back into your document or message.
Questions people ask
Can I type Tamil here directly instead?
Yes. The Tamil keyboard tool on this site has the Tamil99 and phonetic layouts, and the Tamil typing tool turns English spelling into Tamil.
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.