How do I use this Tamil keyboard?
Type Tamil words the way they sound, using Latin letters, and they are written in Tamil script as you type. For example vaNakkam gives வணக்கம், thamizh gives தமிழ் and naan gives நான். A consonant with no vowel after it gets its dot (்) automatically. You can also click or tap the letters on the on-screen keyboard.
How do I type vowels?
After a consonant, aa → ா, i → ி, ii or ee → ீ, u → ு, uu or oo → ூ, e → ெ, E → ே, ai → ை, o → ொ, O → ோ and au → ௌ. At the start of a word you get the full letter: ammaa → அம்மா.
Which keys give which consonants?
k or g → க, s or ch → ச, t or d → ட, th → த, p or b → ப, ng → ங, nj → ஞ, N → ண, zh → ழ, L → ள and R → ற. n gives ந at the start of a word and ன elsewhere; type nh for ந anywhere, and nth gives ந்த (vantha → வந்த). j, sh, S and h give ஜ, ஷ, ஸ and ஹ, and q gives ஃ.