What direction does Tamil read?

Tamil reads Left-to-right (LTR).

What direction does Thai read?

Thai reads Left-to-right (LTR).

How many characters does Tamil have?

Tamil has 123 characters in Unicode.

How many characters does Thai have?

Thai has 86 characters in Unicode.

Tamil vs Thai

Writing system comparison · ISO Taml vs ISO Thai

Tamil is a Living Left-to-right script from South Asian (123 Unicode characters) used by 2 languages. Thai is a Living Left-to-right script from Southeast Asian (86 Unicode characters) used by 7 languages. Both scripts read Left-to-right.

Tamil

வணக்கம்

தமிழ் எழுத்து

Thai

สวัสดีชาวโลก

อักษรไทย

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Tamil	Thai
ISO Code	Taml	Thai
Direction	Left-to-right	Left-to-right
Status	Living	Living
Region	South Asian	Southeast Asian
Characters	123	86
Languages	2	7
Script Type	Abugida	Abugida
Descended From	Brahmi	Khmer
Total Speakers	~78M	~60M
Introduced	700 CE	1283 CE
Unicode Ranges	U+0B82–U+0BFA U+11FC0–U+11FFF	U+0E01–U+0E5B