There are other fonts like "Ol Chiki Traditional" and "Santhali Remington." Why choose MCL Mangai?
For new learners and daily writers, MCL Mangai is the gold standard due to its intuitive phonetic layout. mcl mangai font keyboard layout
The key thing to understand about the MCL Mangai font is that it is a . Unlike modern Unicode fonts (like "Latha" or "Noto Sans Tamil"), each non-Unicode font, including MCL Mangai, uses its own unique encoding system. This means the numerical value assigned to a specific Tamil character in the MCL Mangai font is completely different from the value assigned to the same character in another Tamil font, like Bamini or Vanavil. This is the primary reason for compatibility issues and why a specialized keyboard layout is needed in the first place. There are other fonts like "Ol Chiki Traditional"