Libi to Bamini Converter

Libi is a Tamil font encoding developed for general-purpose Tamil word processing and document creation.

History

Libi encoding was created as part of efforts to provide accessible Tamil computing tools for everyday users in the 1990s.

Usage

Libi encoding is found in personal documents, letters, and general correspondence created with Libi-compatible software.

Characteristics

Libi provides a straightforward character mapping suitable for basic Tamil text creation and editing.

Bamini is one of the most widely used Tamil font encodings, particularly popular in Sri Lanka and among the Tamil diaspora. It uses ASCII character positions to represent Tamil characters.

History

Bamini was developed in the early 1990s as a practical solution for typing Tamil on computers before Unicode support became widespread. It became the de facto standard for Tamil publishing in Sri Lanka and was extensively used in newspapers, books, and official documents.

Usage

Bamini encoding is still found in legacy documents, older websites, and archival materials. Many Tamil newspapers and publishers in Sri Lanka continue to maintain Bamini-encoded archives. Converting to Unicode is essential for modern accessibility.

Converting between Libi and Bamini 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.