Tamil letters broken in older design and page layout programs? Use an old font
Some older page layout, design and printing programs cannot join Unicode Tamil letters, so signs like கொ, கை and க்ஷ fall apart. Those programs work with the old fonts. Convert your Unicode Tamil here to the font your print shop uses, such as Bamini, Vanavil, Senthamizh or Shree Lipi, paste it into the program and set that font.
PrivateNo uploadsRuns in your browserYou will see:
- Vowel signs sit on the wrong side of the letter
- Letters like கொ or கௌ split into pieces
- The print shop asks for the text in Bamini, Vanavil or Senthamizh
The most common old Tamil font for letters, notices, school work and Sri Lankan Tamil papers.
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
- 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
Choose the font
Pick the font the program or print shop uses, such as Bamini, Vanavil, Senthamizh, Stmzh or Shree Lipi.
Paste your Tamil
Paste or type the Unicode Tamil. The old font version shows on the right.
Paste and set the font
Copy it into your program and set the same font, or download a Word file that has the font set already.
Questions people ask
The result looks like English letters. Is it wrong?
No. Old fonts store Tamil on English keys. It looks right once you set that font in your program.
Do I need the font installed?
Yes, on the computer that prints or designs the work. Print shops usually have these fonts.
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.