Tamil Character Encoding Test

Direct Tamil Text (Should display properly):

அகர முதல எழுத்தெல்லாம் ஆதி

பகவன் முதற்றே உலகு

Sample Thirukkural:

குறள் 1:

அகர முதல எழுத்தெல்லாம் ஆதி
பகவன் முதற்றே உலகு

Scholars' Names:

மு. வரதராசனார் விளக்கம்

சாலமன் பாப்பையா விளக்கம்

கலைஞர் விளக்கம்

Browser & Database Info:

Page Encoding: UTF-8

PHP Internal Encoding: UTF-8

Current Time: 2025-09-22 15:56:17

Database Connection Test:

✅ Database connected with UTF8MB4 support

✅ thirukkural table exists

📊 Total rows: 1320

Sample Data from Database:

kural: ??? ???? ????????????? ???????? ??????? ????

muVaradharasanarexplanation: ???????????? ??????? ??????? ??????????? ?????????????????. ?????? ????? ?????? ??????????? ????????

solomonpaapaiyaexplanation: ???????????? ??????? ????????? ?????????????; (??? ???) ????? ???????? ????????????.

kalaignarexplanation: ????? ???????????????? ???????; ????????, ?????? ?????? ???????????? ???????

couplet: A, as its first of letters, every speech maintains;The "Primal Deity" is first through all the world

english_explanation: As the letter A is the first of all letters, so the eternal God is first in the world

transliteration: Akara Mudhala Ezhuththellaam AadhiPakavan Mudhatre Ulaku

url: thirukkural-1