View Tamil fonts in Windows, Linux

How to view Tamil Unicode fonts in windows XP?

Go to

Control panel >> regional and language options >> “Languages” tab >> check the option “Install files for complex script and right-to-left languages (including Thai)” >> “Apply” and “Ok”

Windows XP installer disc needs to be inserted. After a system restart Tamil letters would be readable.

How to view Tamil Unicode fonts in Linux / Ubuntu?

If you don’t have Tamil opentype fonts already then install it.

Change your browser’s encoding to UTF-8

Still if you can’t read Tamil letters, then use TSCu_paranar.ttf as your default font in your browser. Restart browser.

Via (Wikipedia font help)

Use Tamil Unicode writer (thaminglish) to type in English and see it in Tamil.

If the fonts are unclear in a browser simply copy and paste it in Text Editor.

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