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</div> <img id="top-menu-bottom" src="/cdn/deploy/img/headerbar.5b66d10475396d1a17cb0d687f794262.png" alt="Header bottom" /> </div> <div id="phone-header-spacer"></div> <div class="main"><div id="section2"><div class="wrapper"><h2 class="red underline large">Keyman for Tamil99</h2> <p> Type in Tamil on iPhone, Windows and Android. Our Tamil keyboards works with Microsoft Word, Photoshop, Facebook, Twitter, email and thousands of other applications. </p> <p class="desktop"> Popularly used in eKalappai, this keyboard follows the Tamil99 standard recommended by the Tamil Nadu government. </p> <p lang="ta" class="lang-example desktop"> கணினி விண்டோ திரையில் வுள்ள ஈமெயில், வோர்ட், அச்செச்ஸ், எக்ஸ்செல், அவுட்லுக், இன்டர்நெட் எக்ஸ்ப்லோறேர், போஎர் பாக்ஸ் , மற்றும் இவை போன்றவைகளில் தமிழில் டைப் செய்யவும். இந்த கணினி தட்டச்சில் உள்ள வரிசைகள் தமிழில் டைப் செய்ய உதவும் அனால் ஏற்கனவே உள்ள கணினி தட்டச்சில் எந்த வித மாற்றமும் வராது. இவை முழுமையான <a href="http://www.unicode.org/standard/translations/tamil.html" target="_blank">யூனிக்கோடு</a> (Unicode) விதி முறைக்கு கட்டுப்பட்டது </p> <img id="ezana-stone" style="height:488px" src="/cdn/deploy/img/thanjavur_temple.e64918523778a2b654ec828dafd642c7.jpg" title="Thanjavur Temple — Image courtesy of Venu62" /> <div id="download-cta" data-language='ta' data-keyboard='ekwtamil99uni'> <div class="download-cta-big" id="cta-big-Holder"> <img src="/cdn/deploy/img/wait.aa244e63dddc9fdf99e615104432e331.gif" /> </div> <div class="download-cta-big Windows" id="cta-big-Windows"> <h3>Tamil99 for Keyman for Windows</h3> <p> Type in Tamil in all your favourite software applications for Windows. Keyman for Windows will automatically configure your system for the Tamil language. </p> <div class="download-stable-email"> <div class="download-cta-button"> <h4>Download Now</h4> </div> <a class="download-cta-more" href="/windows/">Learn more about Keyman for Windows</a> </div> </div> <div class="download-cta-big Linux" id="cta-big-Linux"> <h3>Tamil99 for Keyman for Linux</h3> <p> Type in Tamil in all your favourite software applications for Linux. Install Keyman for Linux first. </p> <div class="download-stable-email"> <div class="download-cta-button"> <h4>Download Now</h4> </div> <a class="download-cta-more" href="/linux/">Learn more about Keyman for Linux</a> </div> </div> <div class="download-cta-big mac" id="cta-big-mac"> <h3>Tamil99 Keyman for macOS</h3> <p> Type in Tamil in all your favourite software applications for macOS. Download <a href="/mac/">Keyman for macOS</a> first </p> <div class="download-cta-button"> <h4>Download Now</h4> </div> <a class="download-cta-more" href="/mac/">Learn more about Keyman for macOS</a> </div> <div class="download-cta-big iPhone" id="cta-big-iPhone"> <h3>Tamil Keyman for iPhone</h3> <div class="download-cta-button"> <h4>Download for iPhone</h4> </div> <p> Type in Tamil on your iPhone. Keyman brings the iPhone language experience to life, adding the language and font support for Tamil that even Apple don't! </p> </div> <div class="download-cta-big iPad" id="cta-big-iPad"> <h3>Tamil Keyman for iPad</h3> <div class="download-cta-button"> <h4>Download for iPad</h4> </div> <p> Type in Tamil on your iPad. Keyman brings the iPad language experience to life, adding the language and font support for Tamil that even Apple don't! </p> </div> <div class="download-cta-big Android" id="cta-big-Android"> <h3>Tamil Keyman for Android</h3> <div class="download-cta-button"> <h4>Download for Android</h4> </div> <p> Type in Tamil on your Android device. Touch enabled keyboards for phone, 7-inch and 10-inch tablets ensure a seamless typing solution across any Android device. </p> </div> <div class="download-cta-big" id="cta-big-Web"> <h3>Type Tamil99 in your Browser</h3> <p> Type Tamil online in your browser with keymanweb.com, no download required. </p> <div class="download-cta-button" id="cta-button-web"> <h4>Start Typing!</h4> </div> </div> <h3 id="cta-other-downloads">Download a Tamil keyboard on these devices:</h3> <div class="download-cta-small iPhone" id="cta-iPhone"> <a href="/iphone/"> <img src="/cdn/deploy/img/cta-icons/icon-iphone.e2b252462194f57a8f0447a55efc07ed.png" /> <p>iPhone</p> </a> </div> <div class="download-cta-small iPad" id="cta-iPad"> <a href="/ipad/"> <img src="/cdn/deploy/img/cta-icons/icon-ipad.0661c730d0dd7ac36bc9e2f972039c4c.png" /> <p>iPad</p> </div> <div class="download-cta-small Android" id="cta-Android"> <a href="/android/"> <img src="/cdn/deploy/img/cta-icons/icon-android.ad0bb3abfa5257eaaf07a3c621048859.png" /> <p>Android</p> </a> </div> <div class="download-cta-small Bookmarklet" id="cta-Bookmarklet"> <a href="/bookmarklet/"> <img src="/cdn/deploy/img/cta-icons/icon-bookmarklet.14e314f21bca5be57b6f1ba031c127d5.png" /> <p>Bookmarklet</p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="spacer"></div> <h2 class="red underline">Other Tamil keyboard layouts</h2> <p> Type in other Tamil keyboard layouts such as: <ul> <li><a href="/tamil/">Thamizha (Tamil99)</a> - Popularly used in eKalappai, this keyboard follows the Tamil99 standard recommended by the Tamil Nadu government.</li> <li><a href="anjal-paangu/">Thamizha (Anjal)</a> - Popularly used in eKalappai, this keyboard follows the Anjal phonetic standard. It’s the easiest to use when learning Tamil.</li> <li><a href="suratha-bamuni/">Thamizha (Bamini)</a> - Popularly used in eKalappai, this keyboard follows the Bamini standard common in Sri Lanka, based on old Tamil typewriters.</li> <li><a href="new-typewriter/">Thamizha (Typewriter)</a> - Popularly used in eKalappai, this keyboard follows the standard Tamil typewriter layout.</li> <li><a href="visual-media-typewriter/">Visual Media (Typewriter)</a> - This keyboard follows the standard Tamil typewriter layout.</li> <li><a href="visual-media-modular/">Visual Media (Modular)</a> - This keyboard follows the popular Modular layout standard.</li> <li><a href="isis/">ISIS (Tamil)</a> - This keyboard is phonetic (Romanised). It comes in the ISIS keyboards package, great for working in multiple Indian scripts.</li> </ul> </p> <div id='info'> <h2 class='red underline'>More Information</h2> <p>For technical support, please <a href='https://community.software.sil.org/c/keyman'>visit our forums</a> online.</p> <p>Get help on this keyboard with the <a href='https://help.keyman.com/keyboard/ekwtamil99uni'>Tamil99 Keyboard Documentation</a>.</p> </div> <br/> <div id='attributions'> <p><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thanjavur_temple.jpg">Thanjavur Temple image</a> courtesy of Venu62, under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:public_domain">public domain</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="footer-third" id="footer-mailchimp"> <h2 class="footer-third-title">Keep me updated</h2> <!-- Begin MailChimp Signup Form --> <div id="mc_embed_signup"> <form action="//keyman.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=99fcab2b035a8a51cd2158ca9&id=7ccdac1e32" method="post" id="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" name="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" class="validate" target="_blank" novalidate> <div class="mc-field-group"> <input type="email" value="" name="EMAIL" class="required email" id="mce-EMAIL" placeholder="email" /> </div> <div id="mce-responses" class="clear"> <div class="response" id="mce-error-response" style="display:none"></div> <div class="response" id="mce-success-response" style="display:none"></div> </div> <div class="button subscribe"> <h2>Subscribe</h2> </div> </form> </div> <!--End mc_embed_signup--> <br> <div id="privacy-policy"><a href="/privacy/">Privacy policy</a></div> <div id='footer-get-involved'> <a href="/about/get-involved">Get involved</a> <a href='/donate'>Donate</a> </div> </div> <div class="footer-third" id="footer-social"> <h2 class="footer-third-title">Keep in touch</h2> <div> <a rel="me" href="https://facebook.com/KeymanApp" target="_blank" data-icon=''>Facebook</a> <a rel="me" href="https://twitter.com/keyman" target="_blank" data-icon=''>X/Twitter</a> <a rel="me" href="https://typo.social/@keyman" target="_blank" data-icon=''>Mastodon</a> <a rel="me" href="https://youtube.com/@KeymanApp" target="_blank" data-icon=''>YouTube</a> <a href="https://blog.keyman.com/" target="_blank" data-icon=''>Keyman blog</a> <a rel="me" href="https://github.com/keymanapp" target="_blank" data-icon=''>GitHub</a> <a href="https://community.software.sil.org/c/keyman" target="_blank" id='footer-community'>Keyman Community</a> </div> </div> <div class="footer-third sil-logo"> <br> <a href="/about/"><img id="sil-logo" src="/_common/assets/sil-logos-2024/sil-logo-tai-heritage-pro.png" width="50%" alt='SIL' /></a> <p>Created by <a href="/about/">SIL Global</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="install-modal"></div> <div id="ios-install"> <p>Do you already have Keyman for iPhone and iPad installed on this device?</p> <a id="ios-installed" href="#">Yes - Install Keyboard</a> <a id="ios-install-confirm" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/keyman/id721595078">No - Download from the App Store</a> <a id="ios-install-cancel" href="#">Cancel</a> </div> <div id="android-install"> <p>Do you already have Keyman for Android installed on this device?</p> <a id="android-installed" href="#">Yes - Install Keyboard</a> <a id="android-install-confirm" href="market://details?id=com.tavultesoft.kma">No - Download from the Play Store</a> <a id="android-install-cancel" href="#">Cancel</a> </div> <div id="jira-feedback"> <div id="jira-feedback-tab"><h4><a href='https://community.software.sil.org/c/keyman'>Support</a></h4></div> </div> <div id="KeymanWebControl"></div> </body> </html>