Dinamani to TAB Converter
Convert Tamil text from Dinamani encoding to TAB format instantly and for free.
About Dinamani to TAB Conversion
This free online tool converts Tamil text from Dinamani encoding to TAB encoding instantly. Simply paste your Dinamani text in the left panel and see the converted TAB output on the right.
What is Dinamani?
Dinamani encoding was created for Dinamani, one of India's oldest Tamil newspapers, for their digital typesetting system.
History
Dinamani, established in 1934, transitioned to digital publishing in the 1980s and developed their own encoding to maintain their distinctive typographic style.
Usage
Dinamani encoding is found in the newspaper's digital archives spanning decades of publication. Converting these archives to Unicode preserves this historical content.
Characteristics
Dinamani encoding was designed to support the specific font designs and typographic conventions used by the newspaper.
What is TAB?
TAB (Tamil Bilingual) encoding was developed for bilingual Tamil-English computing, allowing seamless mixing of both scripts in a single document.
History
TAB encoding was created in the early 1990s to address the need for bilingual document creation in Tamil Nadu's government and educational sectors where both Tamil and English are official languages.
Usage
TAB encoding was used in government offices, educational institutions, and businesses that required frequent Tamil-English document creation. Legacy systems may still contain TAB-encoded files.
Why Convert from Dinamani to TAB?
Converting between Dinamani and TAB allows you to work with documents across different systems and applications that use these encodings.
For best results, we recommend converting legacy encodings to Unicode first, which provides universal compatibility and can then be converted to any other format as needed.
How to Use This Converter
- Paste or type your Dinamani text in the left text area.
- The converted TAB text will appear automatically in the right panel.
- Click "Copy to clipboard" to copy the converted text.
- Use the swap button (↔) to reverse the conversion direction.
- Click on the encoding dropdowns to select different source or target encodings.