CGLTyping
Tamil Typing Test
Practice Tamil typing in Unicode using your computer's own keyboard. Live WPM, accuracy and mistake tracking, same as every test on this site.
⌨ Before you start: switch your keyboard to Tamil
Windows: Settings → Time & Language → Language & region → add "Tamil" → choose your preferred layout (e.g. Tamil 99), then switch to it with Win + Space. Mac: System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources → add "Tamil". No download needed — this ships with your OS.
Before You Start
This test is ungraded practice — no fixed pass/fail line, just your real speed and accuracy in Unicode Tamil.
- Make sure your Tamil keyboard is active before you click Start.
- The timer starts the moment you type your first character.
- Backspace is on by default — turn it off for stricter accuracy practice.
- Copy-paste and right-click are disabled.
Best on a desktop or laptop keyboard.
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Uses Your Own Keyboard, Not an On-Screen One
This test accepts whatever Tamil Unicode text your own computer's Tamil keyboard produces, and scores it exactly like every other test on this site: gross and net WPM, key depressions, and full/half mistake classification. If you can type Tamil on your computer — whichever layout you use — this test works, no extra setup beyond enabling the keyboard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Switch your computer's keyboard input to Tamil in your operating system's language settings, then type normally. The test box accepts whatever Tamil Unicode text your system produces.
Windows and macOS offer more than one Tamil layout (such as Tamil 99 and InScript-style layouts). Use whichever your target exam or workplace specifies — this test accepts correct Tamil Unicode text regardless of which layout produced it.
No. Windows and macOS both include Tamil keyboard layouts built in — enable one in your system's language or input settings, no separate download required.
Mobile Tamil input methods (transliteration, swipe keyboards) work differently from a desktop keyboard layout and won't give a realistic reading. Use a desktop or laptop with Tamil enabled at the OS level.