Tamil Typing Guides
Everything worth knowing about writing Tamil on a keyboard that doesn't have Tamil on it.
Complete guide · 9 min
Thanglish to Tamil typing: the complete guide
How phonetic Tamil typing actually works — the vowel and consonant mapping, why the same word has ten spellings, and the habits that make converters fail.
Read the guide →Reference · 7 min
120+ common Tanglish words and their Tamil script
Greetings, family, questions, verbs, time words and chat slang — with correct Tamil spelling and English meaning, laid out to copy from.
Open the list →How-to · 6 min
How to type Tamil without a Tamil keyboard
Android, iPhone, Windows, Mac and the browser — every practical route to Tamil script, and which one to pick for what.
Read the how-to →Explainer · 5 min
Tanglish, Thanglish, transliteration: what's the difference?
One thing, three names, plus the distinction that trips everyone up — transliteration is not translation.
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