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Note: Typing is case-sensitive. Typing small "a" and capital "A" will yield different letters. Make sure "Caps Lock" key is not ON.
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## Vowel

அ = a
ஆ = aa/A
இ = i
ஈ = ee/I/ii
உ = u
ஊ = oo/U/uu
எ = e
ஏ = E/ae
ஐ = ai
ஒ = o
ஓ = O/oa
ஔ = au/ou/ow
அஂ = aM/a.n/a.m
அஃ = a:

## Consonant

க் = k/kh/g/gh/c
ங் = NG
ச் = ch
ஜ் = j
ஞ் = NY/Gn/gn
ட் = t/d/T/D
ண் = N
த் = th/dh/Th/Dh
ந் = n/nh
ன் = nH
ப் = p/b
ம் = m
ய் = y
ர் = r
ற் = R
ல் = l
ழ் = z/zh
வ் = v/w
ஶ் = Sh
ஷ் = sh
ஸ் = S/s
ஹ் = h/H
ள் = L
க்ஷ் = ksh/x

## Additional Consonant

ஃப் = ph/f
ஃஸ் = X
ஃஜ் = Z

## Vowel Sign

ா = aa/A
ி = i
ீ = ee/I/ii
ு = u
ூ = oo/U/uu
ெ = e
ே = E/ae
ை = ai
ொ = o
ோ = O/oa
ௌ = au/ou/ow
ௗ = aU (AU Length Mark)
ஂ = M/.n/.m (Anusvar)
ஃ = : (Aytham/Visarg)
Note: Dotted round symbol represents placeholder for consonant character

## Digit

If the setting "Digit in English" is not set, Tamil and English digits are typed this way
௦ = 0, ௧ = 1, ௨ = 2, ௩ = 3, ௪ = 4, ௫ = 5, ௬ = 6, ௭ = 7, ௮ = 8, ௯ = 9
0 = 0-, 1 = 1-, 2 = 2-, 3 = 3-, 4 = 4-, 5 = 5-, 6 = 6-, 7 = 7-, 8 = 8-, 9 = 9-
If the setting "Digit in English" is set, Tamil and English digits are typed this way
௦ = 0-, ௧ = 1-, ௨ = 2-, ௩ = 3-, ௪ = 4-, ௫ = 5-, ௬ = 6-, ௭ = 7-, ௮ = 8-, ௯ = 9-
0 = 0, 1 = 1, 2 = 2, 3 = 3, 4 = 4, 5 = 5, 6 = 6, 7 = 7, 8 = 8, 9 = 9

## Additional Digit

௰ = 1@ (Ten)
௱ = 1* (One hundred)
௲ = 1' (One thousand)

## Other

் = See example (Pulli/Viram)
௳ = Dy (Naal/Day sign)
௴ = Mo (Maatham/Month sign)
௵ = Yr (Varundam/Year sign)
௶ = Db (Patru/Debit sign)
௷ = Cr (Varavu/Credit sign)
௸ = Ab (Merpadi/As Above sign)
௹ = Rs- (Rupai/Rupee sign)
௺ = No (Enn/Number sign)
। = | (Devanagari danda)
॥ = || (Devanagari double danda)
₹ = Rs (Indian Rupee sign)
ௐ = OM (Aum)
卐 = +- (Swastika sign)
Zero Width Joiner = -- (2 Dashes)
Zero Width Non Joiner = --- (3 Dashes)
Note: Dotted round symbol represents placeholder for consonant character

## Symbol

The English symbols [ ] { } ( ) < > - + / = ; . , ' " ? ! % \ _ & $ @ # ~ * ^ are transliterated into the same symbols.
Symbols : | have special meaning. You can type this way
: = :-
| = |-
These symbols will type Tamil characters first but if "-" will be followed, it will remove previously typed Tamil character and then type the symbol.

## Rule

1. Consonant is followed by vowel sign character to make a live consonant.
   Example
   க கா கி கீ கு கூ கே கெ கை கோ கொ கௗ கௌ கஂ கஃ
   ka kaa ki kee ku koo kE ke kai kO ko kaU kau kaM ka:
2. Two or more consecutive consonants make consonant cluster. The last consonant takes the full form and all preceding consonants within cluster take half form
   Example
   ஸ்ரீ = sree
3. Special consonant cluster forms (ligature) will be automatically created if it is available in the font. Look at the examples for clarification. All possible ligatures may not be given in the example. Try typing the consonant combinations according to ligature pronounciation and it will work. For example, try typing "vidhyaa", "viDyaa", "vidyaa" to get the correct ligature for "dy" in "vidyaa".
4. Character "-" is followed by consonant will be transliterated as ் (Pulli/Viram)
   Example
   க் க்ஹ் த் ட்ஹ் ந் ந்ஹ் ழ் ழ்ஹ் ஷ் ஸ்ஹ்
   kh k-h th t-h nh n-h zh z-h sh s-h
5. If two English characters are making one Tamil Vowel (i.e. ai, au), then "-" character is used to separate them into two different vowels.
   Example
   ஐந்து = ainthu
   அஇந்து = a-inthu
6. Character "n" transliterates to "ந்" or "ன்" depending on the following rules

   Character(s) | Transliterated to
   --- | ---
   nh | ந்
   nH | ன்
   nk/ng | ங்க்
   ngh | ன்க்
   nj/nch | ஞ்ச்
   nt/nd | ண்ட்
   nth/ndh | ந்த்
   ndr | ன்ற்
   "n" in non first letter position | ன்
   Else | ந்

7. Special rules for other character(s)

   Character(s) | Transliterated to
   --- | ---
   tr | ற்ற்
   s (followed by vowel sign) | ச்
   oi/aai/ei/oai | ய்
   eo | ியோ

## Example

வணக்கம் = vaNakkam
நன்றி = nandri
ஸ்ரீ = sree
உணவு = uNavu
ஐ = ai
அஇ = a-i
ஔ = au
அஉ = a-u
நீங்க = neenga
நன்றி = nandri
மஞ்சு = manju
பந்தம் = bandham
நகர் = nhagar
நன்கு = nanghu
கேட்டு = kaettu