Example text
மனிதப் பிறவியினர் சகலரும் சுதந்திரமாகவே பிறக்கின்றனர்; அவர்கள் மதிப்பிலும் உரிமைகளிலும் சமஆனவர்கள்
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Writing Direction
Direction
Left-to-right
RTL
No
Vertical tradition
None / unusual
Source
Unicode CLDR scriptMetadata.txt
LTR value derived from Unicode CLDR script metadata.
Script Properties
One of the oldest continuously used writing systems. Used for the Tamil language in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Malaysia. Attested from c. 2nd century BCE.
Related Scripts
Unicode Blocks
1 Unicode block contain Tamil characters. Browse all Unicode blocks →
The lists below count source attestation, not current or official usage. A language can appear under several scripts. Sources, denominators and limitations.
Language-specific characters and typing resources
A script does not have one alphabet shared by every language. Compare these directly sourced CLDR locale repertoires.
Multiple-source attestation (MAIN)16
Badaga
bfq
Wayanad Chetti
ctt
Moundadan Chetty
cty
Eravallan
era
Irula
iru
Kanikkaran
kev
Kota (India)
kfe
Kannada Kurumba
kfi
Muthuvan
muv
Paniya
pcg
Saurashtra
saz
Tamil
tam
Toda
tcx
Vaagri Booli
vaa
Betta Kurumba
xub
Jennu Kurumba
xuj