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MI microsoftquest Created on August 10, 2015 Question Info
Installing Tamil fonts in Windows 10

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After upgrading my OS to Windows 10 I am not able to view Tamil
letters in Google Chrome browser while it works in Microsoft edge.
Applies to:
I tried installing some fonts from online but seems it is not
working. Can you please advise.
Windows 10 /
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PeterCon [MSFT]
Replied on August 10, 2015
Hi, microsoftquest.
Out of curiousity, did you upgrade from Windows 7?
Windows has a number of fonts that are designed for

use with particular languages. In the past, these used
to be installed on all Windows systems. In Windows
10, a number of these fonts have been moved into
optional features. There is one of these optional
features, "Supplemental Tamil Fonts", that includes the
Latha and Vijaya fonts. Without this feature installed,
T il i till t d ll Wi d 10
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-files-winpc/installing-tamil-fonts-in-windows-10/ac5b087a-1b5d-463c-b3dd-1474a8… 1/10
Tamil is still supported on all Windows 10
systems using the Nirmala UI font, but some apps,
Web sites or documents that require the other fonts
might have issues.
The feature will be installed automatically if you add

the Tamil language to your profile in Settings. This is
the same as enabling a Tamil keyboard. (The feature is
installed from Windows Update, so you need to be
online for this to happen.)
If you upgraded from Windows 8 and already had

Tamil in your settings on Windows 8, then the optional
Tamil fonts feature will be installed automatically
during the upgrade.
If you upgraded from Windows 7 and had a Tamil

keyboard enabled already, then after the upgrade,
Tamil should be included in your language profile, but
unfortunately the optional Tamil fonts feature was not
installed as part of the upgrade. After a while, the
system will detect that Tamil language is enabled but
that the optional font feature is not installed, and it will
install the font feature. This could take several days,
however.
You can fix your issue now either by adding Tamil

language to your user language profile (if it's not
already included), or you can enable the optional
feature manually. Both of these are done in Settings.
Click the Start button.
Click Settings.
To add the Tamil language to your language profile:
In Settings, click Time & language.
Click Region & language.
If Tamil is not included in your languages, click the
"+" icon next to Add a language.
Scroll to find Tamil, then click on it to add it to your
language list.Once you have added Tamil to your
language list, then the optional Tamil font feature
and other optional features for Tamil language
support will be installed, provided you are online.
This should only take a few minutes.
To manually add the optional Tamil fonts feature:
In Settings, click System.
Click Apps & features.
Click on the link, Manage optional features.
If "Tamil Supplemental Fonts" is not listed among
the installed features, click on the "+" icon next to
Add a feature
Add a feature.
Scroll to find "Tamil Supplemental Fonts". Click on
that item, then click on Install.
Click on the back arrow in the upper corner of the
window.
You should see the Tamil feature in the list as installed
or in the process of being installed.
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Hi,
Thank you for posting on Microsoft Communities.
I suggest you to follow the below link to troubleshoot

with Google Chrome:
http://support.google.com/chrome/support.google.co
m/chrome/bin/static.py?
hl=en&page=table.cs&tab=19229
Hope this information is helpful.

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PeterCon [MSFT]
Hi, microsoftquest.
Hi, microsoftquest.
Out of curiousity, did you upgrade from Windows 7?
Windows has a number of fonts that are designed for

use with particular languages. In the past, these used
to be installed on all Windows systems. In Windows
10, a number of these fonts have been moved into
optional features. There is one of these optional
features, "Supplemental Tamil Fonts", that includes the
Latha and Vijaya fonts. Without this feature installed,
Tamil is still supported on all Windows 10
systems using the Nirmala UI font, but some apps,
Web sites or documents that require the other fonts
might have issues.

the Tamil language to your profile in Settings. This is
the same as enabling a Tamil keyboard. (The feature is
installed from Windows Update, so you need to be
online for this to happen.)

Tamil in your settings on Windows 8, then the optional
Tamil fonts feature will be installed automatically
during the upgrade.

Tamil should be included in your language profile, but
unfortunately the optional Tamil fonts feature was not
installed as part of the upgrade. After a while, the
system will detect that Tamil language is enabled but
that the optional font feature is not installed, and it will
install the font feature. This could take several days,
however.

feature manually. Both of these are done in Settings.
Click Settings.
If Tamil is not included in your languages, click the
"+" icon next to Add a language.
Scroll to find Tamil, then click on it to add it to your
language list.Once you have added Tamil to your
language list, then the optional Tamil font feature

and other optional features for Tamil language
support will be installed, provided you are online.
This should only take a few minutes.
If "Tamil Supplemental Fonts" is not listed among
the installed features, click on the "+" icon next to
Add a feature.
Scroll to find "Tamil Supplemental Fonts". Click on
that item, then click on Install.
Click on the back arrow in the upper corner of the
window.
You should see the Tamil feature in the list as installed
or in the process of being installed.
MI microsoftquest
In reply to PeterCon [MSFT]'s post on

August 10, 2015
Hi Petercon,
Thanks for your help. I upgraded from Windows 7 and

adding Tamil to my language profile resolved the
issue.
Thanks again !!

BA balagamer

August 10, 2015
Installing the language pack resolved the issue on

chrome, thanks for the update
MU murugannthammurugan
In reply to microsoftquest's post on

August 11, 2015
very very thanks i adding to my language profile and

resolve my tamil languge problem

AT athithansolan
Replied on September 6, 2015

August 10, 2015
Hi, microsoftquest.
Out of curiousity, did you upgrade from Windows

7?
Windows has a number of fonts that are designed

for use with particular languages. In the past, these
used to be installed on all Windows systems. In
Wi d 10 b f th f t h b
Windows 10, a number of these fonts have been
moved into optional features. There is one of these
optional features, "Supplemental Tamil Fonts", that
includes the Latha and Vijaya fonts. Without this
feature installed, Tamil is still supported on all
Windows 10 systems using the Nirmala UI font, but
some apps, Web sites or documents that require
the other fonts might have issues.

the Tamil language to your profile in Settings. This
is the same as enabling a Tamil keyboard. (The
feature is installed from Windows Update, so you
need to be online for this to happen.)

Tamil in your settings on Windows 8, then the
optional Tamil fonts feature will be installed
automatically during the upgrade.

Tamil should be included in your language profile,
but unfortunately the optional Tamil fonts feature
was not installed as part of the upgrade. After a
while, the system will detect that Tamil language is
enabled but that the optional font feature is not
installed, and it will install the font feature. This
could take several days, however.

feature manually. Both of these are done in
Settings.
Click Settings.
If Tamil is not included in your languages, click
the "+" icon next to Add a language.
Scroll to find Tamil, then click on it to add it to
your language list.Once you have added Tamil to
your language list, then the optional Tamil font
feature and other optional features for Tamil
language support will be installed, provided you
are online. This should only take a few minutes.
In Settings click System
If "Tamil Supplemental Fonts" is not listed
among the installed features, click on the "+"
icon next to Add a feature.
Scroll to find "Tamil Supplemental Fonts". Click
on that item, then click on Install.
Click on the back arrow in the upper corner of
the window.
You should see the Tamil feature in the list as
installed or in the process of being installed.
thanks very usefull for me

Ramjee Panayur
Replied on October 24, 2015

August 10, 2015
The Tamil keyboard that comes via settings is useless

pretty much.
Best Regards,
Ramjee
PA PalaiyurKalyanaraman
Replied on April 5, 2016

August 10, 2015
Hi,
I i t ll d th T il f t t d H d I
I installed the Tamil font as you suggested. How do I
get a keyboard? I can't see one. Thank you.
PeterCon [MSFT]
In reply to PalaiyurKalyanaraman's
post on April 5, 2016
Hi, PalaiyurKalyanaraman. Please see the instructions

given above for adding Tamil language into your
language settings ("To add the Tamil language to your
language profile..."). This will enable a Tamil keyboard.
It will also do the following:
It will automatically install the supplemental Tamil

fonts package, if you haven't already added it
manually.
It will allow you to run Store apps in Tamil —
depending on the way you order language
preferences in your language list, and on whether
the apps are translated into Tamil.
It will report to Web sites your preference for Tamil
language (this can be disabled if you have privacy
concerns).
It gives you the option of installing the language
pack needed to have the language for the Windows
user interface (the "Windows display language") be
in Tamil.
PA PalaiyurKalyanaraman
In reply to PalaiyurKalyanaraman's
post on April 5, 2016
Peter, I did all that. It installed the apps. Where will I

see the keyboard? Sorry for being slow. I am a senior!
Thank you.
Palaiyur
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Out of curiousity, did you upgrade from Windows 7?

Windows has a number of fonts that are designed for

The feature will be installed automatically if you add

If you upgraded from Windows 8 and already had

If you upgraded from Windows 7 and had a Tamil

You can fix your issue now either by adding Tamil

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Thank you for posting on Microsoft Communities.

I suggest you to follow the below link to troubleshoot

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Out of curiousity, did you upgrade from Windows 7?

Windows has a number of fonts that are designed for

The feature will be installed automatically if you add

If you upgraded from Windows 8 and already had

If you upgraded from Windows 7 and had a Tamil

You can fix your issue now either by adding Tamil

language list, then the optional Tamil font feature

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Thanks for your help. I upgraded from Windows 7 and

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Installing the language pack resolved the issue on

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very very thanks i adding to my language profile and

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In reply to PeterCon [MSFT]'s post on

Out of curiousity, did you upgrade from Windows

Windows has a number of fonts that are designed

The feature will be installed automatically if you add

If you upgraded from Windows 8 and already had

If you upgraded from Windows 7 and had a Tamil

You can fix your issue now either by adding Tamil

thanks very usefull for me

3 people found this reply helpful ·

In reply to PeterCon [MSFT]'s post on

The Tamil keyboard that comes via settings is useless

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Hi, PalaiyurKalyanaraman. Please see the instructions

It will also do the following:

It will automatically install the supplemental Tamil

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Peter, I did all that. It installed the apps. Where will I

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