Tamil

ISO 639-3: tamLiving8 writing systems

Tamil is a language catalogued in the ISO 639-3 standard (code: tam). Scripts with multiple-source attestation are Grantha (ISO 15924: Gran), Arabic (ISO 15924: Arab), Latin (ISO 15924: Latn) and Tamil (ISO 15924: Taml). Braille notation is also recorded through multiple-source attestation. Single-source script relationships for Tamil include Kolezhuthu, Pallava and Vatteluttu.

Writing Systems

Source agreement does not establish current usage, official status, dates or region. Evidence definitions and sources.

Grantha
Abugida
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: GranFamily: Brahmic / IndicOrigin: South AsiaLiving
Tamil in GranthaGrantha
Arabic
Abjad
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: ArabFamily: Semitic / AramaicOrigin: Middle EastLiving
Tamil in ArabicArabicArabic SupplementArabic Extended-B+3 more blocks →
Latin
Alphabet
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: LatnFamily: LatinOrigin: Mediterranean / EuropeLiving
Tamil in LatinBasic LatinLatin-1 SupplementLatin Extended-A+7 more blocks →
Tamil
Abugida
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: TamlFamily: Brahmic / IndicOrigin: South AsiaLiving
Tamil in TamilTamil
Braille
Notation / Other
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: Brai
Tamil in Braille
Kolezhuthu
Unknown
Single-source attestation
Kolezhuthu
Tamil in Kolezhuthu
Pallava
Unknown
Single-source attestation
Pallava
Tamil in Pallava
Vatteluttu
Unknown
Single-source attestation
Vatteluttu
Tamil in Vatteluttu

Cached CLDR Character Repertoires

Main charactersTamil

அஆஇஈஉஊஎஏஐஒஓஔஃகஙசஞடணதநபமயரலவழளறனஜஷஸஹாிீுூெேைொோௌ்

Auxiliary characters

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Character repertoire: CLDR 48.0.0, locale ta, Unicode Licence v3. Preview capped at 192 entries, not a complete ordered alphabet. Explore Tamil in Tamil: full source, limitations, fonts and keyboards.

Other languages written in Grantha

Tamil shares an attested relationship with the Grantha script (ISO 15924: Gran) — with these languages:

Old Tamil
oty
Sanskrit
san
View all Grantha languages →