The genius of the Ismail layout lies in its hybrid logic. Unlike the official InScript layout (which mirrors a physical Tamil typewriter, placing vowels and consonants on separate keys in a non-intuitive manner), the DCI TML Ismail layout leaned heavily towards .
| Key | Tamil Letter | | :--- | :--- | | | அ (U) | | I | ஆ (Aa) | | O | இ (I) | | P | ஈ (Ii) | | | ஊ (Uu) | | J | எ (E) | | K | ஏ (Ee) | | L | ஐ (Ai) | | ; | ஒ (O) | | ' | ஓ (Oo) | | H | ஔ (Au) | | : | ஃ (Akh) | dci tml ismail tamil font keyboard layout
The number row is dedicated to Grantha letters used in Sanskrit loanwords: The genius of the Ismail layout lies in its hybrid logic
Type: m + u + k + d + m + d + th + u → மு + க் + ம் + து → முகம்மது dci tml ismail tamil font keyboard layout