Old Vikatan to Anjal Converter
Convert Tamil text from Old Vikatan encoding to Anjal format instantly and for free.
About Old Vikatan to Anjal Conversion
This free online tool converts Tamil text from Old Vikatan encoding to Anjal encoding instantly. Simply paste your Old Vikatan text in the left panel and see the converted Anjal output on the right.
What is Old Vikatan?
Old Vikatan encoding was used by the Vikatan group of magazines, one of Tamil Nadu's largest media houses.
History
The Vikatan group, publishers of popular magazines like Ananda Vikatan, developed their encoding for their early digital publishing systems.
Usage
Old Vikatan encoding is found in archival content from the Vikatan magazine family before they transitioned to Unicode.
Characteristics
Old Vikatan encoding was tailored to the group's specific publishing workflow and font designs.
What is Anjal?
Anjal is a Tamil font encoding developed for the Anjal word processor, one of the pioneering Tamil computing applications for personal computers.
History
Anjal was created in the late 1980s as part of the Anjal word processing software, which was one of the first comprehensive Tamil typing solutions for DOS and early Windows systems. It enabled many users to begin computing in Tamil.
Usage
Anjal encoding is found in documents created with the Anjal software suite. While less common today, many historical documents and personal archives contain Anjal-encoded Tamil text.
Why Convert from Old Vikatan to Anjal?
Converting between Old Vikatan and Anjal 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 Old Vikatan text in the left text area.
- The converted Anjal 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.