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Unicode to Bamini Converter (Tamil)Beta

For documents that will be set in the Bamini font.

Type or paste Tamil on the left and get Bamini code on the right, ready to paste into Word and set in Bamini.

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Please review the output. Rare characters in old documents may differ. Nothing you type is uploaded. conversion runs in your browser.

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Converting a full document or spreadsheet? Upload the Word or Excel file, formatting stays.

Convert a document

Upload a Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx, .csv) or text (.txt) file in Unicode / Tamil. Only its text is converted. Bold, colours, tables, numbers, formulas and the rest of the formatting stay exactly as they are.

Your file never leaves your computer.

How to use

  1. Type or paste the Tamil that has to go into a Bamini document.
  2. Press Copy Bamini code.
  3. Paste into Word and set the font to Bamini, or use Download .docx, which sets it for you.

Tip:Preview a line with கொ or கோ first: the sign before the letter and ா after it should join into one vowel.

Worked examples

Real phrases run through this converter, so you can compare them with your own text and see what the page does before you paste anything.

  1. A short phrase

    Unicode / Tamil
    தமிழ்நாடு அரசு
    Bamini
    jkpo;ehL muR

  2. A short phrase

    Unicode / Tamil
    கல்வித் துறை
    Bamini
    fy;tpj; Jiw

  3. A single word

    Unicode / Tamil
    வணக்கம்
    Bamini
    tzf;fk;

  4. A single word

    Unicode / Tamil
    பள்ளிக்கூடம்
    Bamini
    gs;spf;$lk;

  5. A whole sentence with its full stop

    Unicode / Tamil
    நான் தமிழ் கற்கிறேன்.
    Bamini
    ehd; jkpo; fw;fpNwd;.

Each example comes from this converter's own rules and is checked in both directions every time the site is built. A phrase that fails the check is left out.

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Frequently asked questions

Why does it say Beta?
Every key was drawn from the Bamini font file and read by eye, and converted sentences were drawn back in the font itself to check they read correctly. It has not yet been run on a real office document, so please read anything important before you rely on it.
The output looks like English letters. Is that right?
Yes. That is Bamini code. Press Preview (Tamil) to see it in Bamini here, or set the font to Bamini in Word.
Is my text uploaded?
No. The conversion runs in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.

When you need Bamini

Many offices and presses still keep their templates in Bamini. Tamil typed on a phone or copied from a website is Unicode, and it shows the wrong letters once set in Bamini. This page writes it out again as the keys Bamini expects, in the order the font draws them: முதலமைச்சர் becomes Kjyikr;rH.

What the conversion takes care of

  • ெ ே ை before their letter, and ொ ோ ௌ split into their two parts, as the typewriter types them.
  • The joined u and uu keys, such as F for கு, wherever Bamini has one.
  • A note for anything with no key, which is left as it is rather than swapped for a wrong letter.

To go back, use the Tamil font converter.