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.

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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.

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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.

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13 November 2026

Tamil text in STMZH: what it is and how to convert it

STMZH is another old Tamil font system, used a lot in Tamil newspapers, magazines and printing presses. Like Bamini, the file doesn't hold real Tamil. It holds keyboard characters, and the font draws them as Tamil letters. Without the font, you see a jumble of English letters, numbers and symbols.

How is it different from Bamini?

The two fonts put the Tamil letters on different keys. So the same English-looking text means one thing in Bamini and something else in STMZH. If you run STMZH text through a Bamini converter, you get nonsense Tamil. You have to pick the right one.

Converting it

  1. Copy the text from your file.
  2. Paste it into STMZH to Unicode.
  3. Copy the Tamil from the right box and use it anywhere.

Going the other way, for a printer who works in STMZH, use Unicode to STMZH.

Not sure which font it is?

Try the Bamini converter first, then STMZH. Whichever gives readable Tamil is the right one. If neither does, the file may be in a different font, such as TAB or TAM, which this site doesn't cover yet.