Kal 001 Tamil Font Keyboard Layout May 2026

Note: Exact mappings vary slightly by font version. The following is based on the common Kal 001 v1.2 standard.

Unlike the Typewriter ( Bamini) layout, which requires you to memorize arbitrary key positions, the KAL layout is intuitive for users familiar with the English QWERTY keyboard.

Despite being a legacy system, you can still use Kal 001 on modern Windows. Follow these steps: kal 001 tamil font keyboard layout

Even experts face issues with Kal 001. Here’s how to fix them:

Problem: Typed text shows as English letters or boxes. Solution: You forgot to select the Kal001 font. Highlight text and change font to Kalaimamani or Kal001. Note: Exact mappings vary slightly by font version

Problem: Vowel signs appear before the consonant (e.g., ாக instead of கா). Solution: You typed the vowel sign first. In Kal 001, always type consonant first, then vowel sign.

Problem: The keyboard layout resets after reboot. Solution: Remove other Tamil keyboards, keep Kal 001 as default. Use AutoHotkey script to force load the layout. Unlike the Typewriter ( Bamini) layout, which requires

Problem: File typed in Kal 001 shows garbage on another computer. Solution: Either embed the Kal001 font in the file (in PDF) or convert the text to Unicode using conversion tools like Azhagi or Tamil Unicode Converter.

| English Key | Kal 001 Output | Unicode Equivalent | |-------------|----------------|--------------------| | a | அ | U+0B85 | | A (Shift+a) | ஆ | U+0B86 | | i | இ | U+0B87 | | I (Shift+i) | ஈ | U+0B88 | | u | உ | U+0B89 | | U (Shift+u) | ஊ | U+0B8A | | e | எ | U+0B8E | | E (Shift+e) | ஏ | U+0B8F | | ai | ஐ | U+0B90 | | o | ஒ | U+0B92 | | O (Shift+o) | ஓ | U+0B93 | | au | ஔ | U+0B94 |

If you type something in Kal 001 and need it for the web, use Azhagi, Tamil Unicode Converter, or Kural HAM to map non-Unicode Tamil to TSCII or Unicode.