How to Type in Tamil using Lipikaar

Lipikaar is a simple method for typing in Tamil on an ordinary keyboard. It requires only some familiarity with the regular English keyboard and encourages the user to think in his/her regional language. It works on all Windows Applications which support Unicode - MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet Explorer and others.

Rule 1:

Repeatedly type the closest sounding key till you see the correct script character.

Type s once for ஸ, and twice for ஶ and thrice for ஷ.
Also, to attach ர to an alphabet as in க்ர type r repeatedly after the alphabet.
For க்ர, type krr.

Rule 2:

Type x after the character to get its half-character.

For பகல், type phhlx ; for உண் type uuunnx

Rule 3:

Type z to add a special symbol of the script.

For example ஃ ஂ ௐ ௹ ௰ ௱ ௲ ௳ ௴ ௵

Refer to the following table to understand the mapping for the different characters in the script.

a	ா அ ஆ
b	ப
c	ச க்ஷ
d	ட
e	ெ ே ை எ ஏ ஐ
f	ஃப
g	ங க ங்க ஞ்ச
h	ஹ க
i	ி ீ இ ஈ
j	ஜ ழ ஞ
k	க
l	ல ள
m	ம
n	ந ண ன
o	ொ ோ ௌ ஒ ஓ ஔ ௗ
p	ப
q	zwj zwnj
r	ர ்ர ர் ற ற்
s	ஸ ஶ ஷ ச
t	த ட
u	ு ூ உ ஊ
v,w	வ
x	்
y	ய ஞ
z	ஃ ஂ ௐ ௹ ௰ ௱ ௲ ௳ ௴ ௵

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
௧	௨	௩	௪	௫	௬	௭	௮	௯	௦

• Use capital case (Left SHIFT + key) to type some commonly used characters faster.
• Use Ctrl+Alt+L to switch between English and your language.

A	அ ஆ
C	க்ஷ
E	எ ஏ ஐ
G	க
H	க
I	இ ஈ
J	ழ ஞ
L	ள
N	ண ன
O	ஒ ஓ ஔ
R	ற
S	ச ஷ
T	ட
U	உ ஊ
Y	ஞ
Z	ஂ ௶ ௷ ௸ ௺