⌨️Tamil InScript / Unicode
Tamil Keyboard Layout & Character Map
Interactive visual guide to the Tamil InScript / Unicode. Practice pressing keys, explore normal and shift key combinations, and master Tamil typing.
Virtual Tamil Keyboard
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11
22
33
44
55
66
77
88
99
00
--
==
ௌQ
ைW
ாE
ீR
ூT
பY
ஹU
கI
தO
ஜP
ட[
ஞ]
\\
ோA
ேS
்D
ிF
ுG
பH
ரJ
கK
தL
ச;
ட'
ெZ
ஂX
மC
நV
வB
லN
ஸM
,,
..
ய/
Space
🧠 How the Tamil InScript / Unicode Works
1. Phonetic Symmetry
Vowels and matras are placed on the left hand, while consonants are organized logically on the right hand.
2. Shift Key Pairs
Unaspirated consonants (e.g. क, त, प) are typed unshifted. Pressing Shift on the same key produces the aspirated form (ख, थ, फ).
3. Halant / Virama
Pressing the D key inserts a Virama / Halant, removing the inherent vowel to create conjuncts and half-characters.
📋 Complete Tamil Key Mapping Table
Lookup which physical QWERTY key types each Tamil character
| Physical Key | Normal Press | Shift + Press | Key Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| ` | ` | ~ | Backquote |
| 1 | 1 | ! | Digit1 |
| 2 | 2 | @ | Digit2 |
| 3 | 3 | # | Digit3 |
| 4 | 4 | $ | Digit4 |
| 5 | 5 | % | Digit5 |
| 6 | 6 | ^ | Digit6 |
| 7 | 7 | & | Digit7 |
| 8 | 8 | * | Digit8 |
| 9 | 9 | ( | Digit9 |
| 0 | 0 | ) | Digit0 |
| - | - | ஃ | Minus |
| = | = | + | Equal |
| Q | ௌ | ஔ | KeyQ |
| W | ை | ஐ | KeyW |
| E | ா | ஆ | KeyE |
| R | ீ | ஈ | KeyR |
| T | ூ | ஊ | KeyT |
| Y | ப | ப | KeyY |
| U | ஹ | ங | KeyU |
| I | க | க | KeyI |
| O | த | த | KeyO |
| P | ஜ | ஜ | KeyP |
| [ | ட | ட | BracketLeft |
| ] | ஞ | ஞ | BracketRight |
| \ | \ | | | Backslash |
| A | ோ | ஓ | KeyA |
| S | ே | ஏ | KeyS |
| D | ் | அ | KeyD |
| F | ி | இ | KeyF |
| G | ு | உ | KeyG |
| H | ப | ப | KeyH |
| J | ர | ற | KeyJ |
| K | க | க | KeyK |
| L | த | த | KeyL |
| ; | ச | ச | Semicolon |
| ' | ட | ட | Quote |
| Z | ெ | எ | KeyZ |
| X | ஂ | ௐ | KeyX |
| C | ம | ண | KeyC |
| V | ந | ன | KeyV |
| B | வ | ழ | KeyB |
| N | ல | ள | KeyN |
| M | ஸ | ஷ | KeyM |
| , | , | ஸ | Comma |
| . | . | ஸ்ரீ | Period |
| / | ய | ய | Slash |