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Tamil Keyboard: key facts

• Script: Tamil, used across Tamil Nadu & Sri Lanka.
• Writing direction: left to right.
• Layout: 48 keys, 47 base characters, 42 on Shift.
• Transliteration: 407 conversion rules built in.
• Variants: 2 (Phonétique, TAM99).
• Native name: தமிழ் விசைப்பலகை; speech synthesis locale: ta-IN.

Tamil Keyboard in detail

Clavier tamoul en ligne : écrivez தமிழ் avec translittération phonétique (vanakkam → வணக்கம்). The Tamil Keyboard (தமிழ் விசைப்பலகை) covers the Tamil script as used across Tamil Nadu & Sri Lanka. Text flows left to right in the editor, and every character below belongs to the authentic Tamil repertoire — no transliterated approximations once you use the virtual keys.

The smart transliteration engine converts Latin keystrokes into Tamil in real time using 407 hand-tuned rules: type the phonetic transcription and watch each syllable transform as you type.

The page ships 2 built-in variants — Phonétique (English letters → Tamil.); TAM99 (Tamil 99 standard layout.) — switchable without reloading. Your text never leaves the browser: copy it to any app, export it, listen to it with the ta-IN speech voice, or send it to Google, YouTube, Wikipedia, Translate, DuckDuckGo.

Every key on the Tamil Keyboard

The layout holds 48 character keys: 47 distinct base characters, 42 Shift variants. The table below maps each physical position to the characters it produces, so you can learn the layout or verify coverage of a rare letter before you start typing.

Complete transliteration table

The quick table higher up this page shows an excerpt. Below is the complete engine: all 407 mappings, longest match wins, applied left to right. Try « nga » → ங்க, « nja » → ஞ்ச, « ntha » → ந்த to feel how whole words collapse into script in a single gesture. Multi-character sequences always win over single letters, so digraphs and common words convert before their parts do.

Getting the most out of this keyboard

Start with the Phonétique variant if you are unsure: English letters → Tamil. You can switch variants mid-text without losing what you typed.

Tamil runs left to right, so mixing it with in-line Latin terms, brand names or URLs just works: the editor keeps each run in its own direction without manual markers.

For pronunciation, press the speaker button: the ta-IN voice reads exactly what is in the editor, which makes this page a practical dictation and shadowing tool. Export the text first if you want to rehearse offline.

Preferred typefaces here are Noto Sans Tamil, Latha, Bamini (fallback Noto Sans Tamil). If a character shows as a box on your device, switch fonts in the toolbar — complex-script shaping varies between systems, especially on older phones.

Common words to try first

New to Tamil? These 16 conversions are the fastest way to trust the engine: type the left column exactly and confirm the right column appears. They cover greetings, frequent words and the trickiest letter combinations of the language.

Dictionaries and resources for Tamil Keyboard

Below the keyboard, the resource hub gathers 8 hand-picked links for Tamil Keyboard: 2 monolingual dictionaries (including Lexilogos — dictionnaire, Wiktionary (ta)), 2 bilingual translators, 0 grammar and conjugation reference, 1 vocabulary and phrase guide, and 3 encyclopedias, newspapers and general resources. Type a word in the editor first and the links marked with an arrow receive it automatically — look up a definition, a conjugation or a translation without retyping.

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