Unicode to Vikatan converter
Turn Unicode Tamil into Vikatan for printing, design work and older documents. The font of older Vikatan magazine web pages.
PrivateNo uploadsRuns in your browserThe font of older Vikatan magazine web pages.
What Vikatan text looks like without the font
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Converted to Unicode: வணக்கம், இது தமிழ் எழுத்து.
Also known as: Vikatan, Old Vikatan, Ananda Vikatan.
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
- 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 convert Unicode to Vikatan
Paste Unicode Tamil
Paste or type Tamil in Unicode, or open a Word file.
Get Vikatan text
The Vikatan version shows on the right. It looks like English letters or symbols until the font is set.
Set the font to Vikatan
Paste it into your document and set the font to Vikatan, or download a Word file with it set.
Questions people ask
How do I convert Unicode Tamil to Vikatan?
Paste the Unicode Tamil above with Vikatan picked. Copy the result into your document and set the font to Vikatan, or download the Word file.
Why would I need Vikatan text?
Older page layout and design programs, print shops and some office files still use Vikatan. They show Unicode Tamil with broken letters, but Vikatan text prints correctly in them.
The Vikatan result looks like English letters. Is it wrong?
No. That is how Vikatan stores Tamil. It shows as Tamil once the font is set to Vikatan.
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.