{tamil} is for questions regarding typesetting Tamil, an abugida script that is used primarily in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
The Tamil script (தமிழ் அரிச்சுவடி) is an abugida script that is used primarily in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. It is one of the official scripts of the Indian Republic. Certain minority languages such as Saurashtra, Badaga, Irula and Paniya are also written in the Tamil script.