Tanti (Hindi: तांती also anglicised as Tanty, Tantee, Tatwa, Tantubaya, Tantubai, Tati, Tatin) is a Hindu surname of cloth weaving and cloth merchant community in India.

The greatest concentration is believed to be in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Odisha.

They are one of the many communities found in South Asia, traditionally associated with cloth trading.

The community is found in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Tripura as well as Odisha.The Tanti have Gotra's- Nagasya, Sal, Shandilya, Kashyapa The Tanti are said to have originated as sellers of cloth since the ancient days.Their main business was to sell manufactured cloths as they were completely imbibed in their cloth and textile business.The Tanti Community people are found mostly across the northeastern portion of India apart from the state of Gujarat .

Tanti [2] are considered as OBC in Odisha,[3] Jharkhand,[4] Bihar,[5] West Bengal,[6] Assam[7] and Tripura.