Gautami Thamizh/Tamil Keyboard Help
This is an NOT a phonetic or alphabetic keyboard. It follows the traditional Brāhmī akṣara-based orthographic practice of omitting the inherent அ/schwa in a consonant, e.g பகடி is keyed in as pkTi, not pakaTi.
Vowels
|
Character |
Keystroke |
Character |
Keystroke |
Character |
Keystroke |
Character |
Keystroke |
|
அ |
a1 |
ஆ |
A a2 |
இ |
i1 |
ஈ |
I i2 |
|
உ |
u1 |
ஊ |
U u2 |
எ |
e1 |
ஏ |
e2 |
|
ஐ |
E |
ஒ |
o1 |
ஓ |
o2 |
ஔ |
O |
Consonants
|
Character |
Keystroke |
Character |
Keystroke |
Character |
Keystroke |
Character |
Keystroke |
Character |
Keystroke |
|
க |
k |
|
|
ங |
m2 |
|
|
|
|
|
ச |
c |
ஜ |
j |
ஞ |
n3 |
|
|
|
|
|
ட |
T |
|
|
ண |
N |
|
|
|
|
|
த |
t |
|
|
ந |
n1 |
ன |
n2 |
|
|
|
ப |
p |
|
|
ம |
m1 |
|
|
|
|
|
ய |
y |
ர |
r |
ற |
R |
ல |
l1 |
ழ |
l2 |
|
ள |
L |
வ |
v |
ஸ |
s1 |
ஶ |
s2 |
ஷ |
S |
|
ஹ |
h |
ஃ |
H |
Pulli ் |
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Anusv ஂ |
.2 |
ௐ |
M |
|
। ॥ |
|1 |2 |
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$1-7 |
௺௰௱௲ |
#1-4 |
௳௴௵ |
@1-3 |
௸ |
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Print and carefully study the document gautami_tamizh_tamil.pdf before you start using this keyboard.
1-7These are toggle keys. The superscript numbers indicate the position of the character in the toggle cycle, e.g.
pressing n twice yields the character ன. Press each of these keys several times in a row to see how it works.
Desktop Keyboard layout
The mobile layout also currently matches the desktop layout.
