What direction does Tamil read?

Tamil reads Left-to-right (LTR).

How many characters does Tamil have?

Tamil has 123 characters in Unicode.

How many characters does Yi have?

Yi has 1,220 characters in Unicode.

Tamil vs Yi

Writing system comparison · ISO Taml vs ISO Yiii

Tamil is a Living Left-to-right script from South Asian (123 Unicode characters) used by 2 languages. Yi is a Living Left-to-right script from East Asian (1,220 Unicode characters) used by 1 language. Both scripts read Left-to-right.

Tamil

வணக்கம்

தமிழ் எழுத்து

ꆈꌠꁱꂷ

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Tamil	Yi
ISO Code	Taml	Yiii
Direction	Left-to-right	Left-to-right
Status	Living	Living
Region	South Asian	East Asian
Characters	123	1,220
Languages	2	1
Script Type	Abugida	Syllabary
Descended From	Brahmi	—
Total Speakers	~78M	—
Introduced	700 CE	2004 CE
Unicode Ranges	U+0B82–U+0BFA U+11FC0–U+11FFF	U+A000–U+A48C U+A490–U+A4C6