Tamil Font Alt Code Tables

No universal Tamil letter has that Alt code: Windows-1252 assigns the value 167 to the section sign. A legacy font may draw a different glyph at that position. Our verified Bamini mapping does not assign it, so this table does not guess a Tamil meaning from another font’s screenshot.

You are entering legacy character slots, and their visible shapes depend on the selected font. Check that your document uses the exact font whose table you followed. For Unicode Tamil in Word, use the Unicode hex table and Alt + X, rather than treating Bamini decimal values as Unicode codes.

No, Microsoft’s decimal Alt entry method uses the numeric keypad, with Num Lock enabled when required. The number row above the letters is not a substitute. If your laptop lacks a keypad, use Word’s Unicode hex method, copy a character from the table, or use a Tamil keyboard instead.

Type the hexadecimal value from the Unicode table, select just those digits and press Alt + X in Word. Selecting the digits prevents adjacent hexadecimal-looking characters from being included. Apply a Unicode Tamil font to the result; this method is different from holding Alt while entering decimal keypad digits.

A legacy Bamini syllable can use several glyph pieces, so the table lists a separate decimal code for each stored character. Enter them in the listed order instead of joining all the digits into one number. Prefix vowel pieces can appear before the consonant in the legacy sequence.

Yes, enter the code as listed, including the leading zero. This page labels its decimal values using the Windows-1252 mapping rather than promising the same result for every Alt-entry convention. Keep the matching font selected and test one character before entering a whole passage this way.

Use a Tamil keyboard or copy the character instead of trying desktop Alt shortcuts on a phone. This table is a reference for hardware-key entry and stored values. Our Tamil typing editor provides Unicode text you can copy without having to enter a sequence of numeric keypad codes.

No, a legacy numeric code identifies a character slot, whose Tamil shape depends on the font’s mapping. This page’s legacy table is generated from the verified Bamini data. Do not apply it to Vanavil by assumption; identify the font and use its matching converter or character map instead.

Use the search field above the code table to narrow its rows by Tamil, keys or codes. The listed key sequence and decimal entries describe the same mapped result. If you only need a word rather than its numeric values, use the Bamini keyboard instead.

No, the Unicode column identifies Tamil characters, while the Bamini decimal entries describe legacy font slots. Converting the number from decimal to hexadecimal does not convert the text encoding. Use the Bamini converter for existing text, and the Unicode table when inspecting individual character values.