Mcl Vaidehi Tamil Fonts Keyboard Layout 31 – Original
The "31 key" concept highlights the fact that you do not need a separate key for every combined letter (like க + ா = கா). Instead, MCL Vaidehi uses a logic of combination:
Special Characters via Modifiers
Since Tamil has 247+ characters (12 vowels, 18 consonants, 216 compound letters), Layout 31 uses the Shift key, Alt Gr (or Ctrl), and even double-key combos to produce grantha letters, pulli (dot), and vowel signs. mcl vaidehi tamil fonts keyboard layout 31
Pulli (Virama) Handling
In MCL Vaidehi Layout 31, the backslash \ or the key d (depending on version) is often used to add the pulli (்) that kills the inherent vowel of a consonant. The "31 key" concept highlights the fact that
Vowel Signs (Uyir Mei)
To create compound letters like கா (kaa), Layout 31 typically uses the consonant followed by a vowel sign key: Special Characters via Modifiers Since Tamil has 247+
If not listed, you may need to use a third-party utility like KbdEdit or Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator to recreate Layout 31.
| Key | Tamil | Key (Shift) | Tamil | |------|-------|-------------|-------| | a | அ | A | ஆ | | s | ஸ | S | ஷ | | d | த | D | தி | | f | ஃ (Aytham) | F | நெ | | g | க | G | கி | | h | ஹ | H | ஹி | | j | ஜ | J | ஜி | | k | க | K | கு | | l | ல | L | ள | | ; | ழ | : | ழி |
