Fontconverter.lk

Tamil and Sinhala font converter

Paste தமிழ் or සිංහල text and get it back in Bamini, STMZH or FM Abhaya, or the other way round. You can also copy text out of a photo or screenshot. It's free and there's nothing to sign up for.

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Unicode to Bamini

For Tamil text going to a printer or into an old design file. Also converts Bamini back to Unicode.

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Unicode to FM Abhaya

For Sinhala text that has to go into FM Abhaya or FM Malithi. Also converts FM back to Unicode.

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Unicode to STMZH

For Tamil text going into the STMZH fonts. Also converts STMZH back to Unicode.

Image to text

Copy the text out of a photo, scan or screenshot. Works with Sinhala, Tamil and English.

Back to home

If the Bamini or FM box shows English letters, that's normal. You just don't have that font on this computer. Paste it into Word, Photoshop or Illustrator, set the font, and it will show up properly.

Back to home

Image to text

Upload a photo, scan or screenshot and copy the text out of it. Works with Sinhala, Tamil and English.

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You can also drag one in, or paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V

Text

Read through the result before you use it, because it can get a few letters wrong, mostly with blurry or very small text. The first time you use it, it takes a little longer to start.

All guides
13 November 2026

Why you see empty boxes or question marks instead of Sinhala or Tamil

If your screen shows small empty boxes or question marks where Sinhala or Tamil should be, that is not the same problem as text showing up as English letters like jkpo;.

Boxes and question marks

This means the text is fine but the font being used doesn't have those letters. The fix is to change the font, not convert the text.

English letters in place of Sinhala or Tamil

That is the old font problem. The file was typed in Bamini, STMZH or an FM font. Use the converters on the home page to turn it into real Unicode text.

Quick test

Paste the text into a plain Notepad window. If you still see boxes, it's a font problem. If you see English letters, it's a legacy font and needs converting.