Tamil Typing - A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering the Keyboard PART 2: Typing Tamil Vowels, Consonants, and Their Combinations

How Tamil Letters Are Typed

Tamil letters are formed by combining consonants with vowel markers.

For example:

• க + ா = கா
• ந + ி = நி
• ம + ூ = மூ
• த + ே = தே

How to Type Tamil Letters on a Keyboard

1. Type the consonant first (Example: "க" by pressing ‘k’).
2. Then add the vowel modifier (Example: "ா" for "kaa" by pressing ‘a’).
3. The final output will be "கா".

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Skipping vowel markers – "மா (maa)" is different from "ம (ma)".
• Using wrong vowel markers – "நி (ni)" and "நீ (nii)" have different sounds.

With practice, typing Tamil letters will become effortless and intuitive.