Vertical script derived from Uyghur. Adopted by Genghis Khan in 1204. Official in Inner Mongolia; co-used with Cyrillic in Mongolia proper.
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What does it look like?
Representative glyphs and samples
◈Sample Glyphs(click to copy)
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Origins & History
Origins, history and genealogy
✦Key Features
Derived from Sogdian via Uyghur. Written vertically top-to-bottom, columns left-to-right. Still officially used in Inner Mongolia, China.
↔Writing direction: Top to Bottom (TTB)
U+Unicode Information
Code Block Range
Total Characters
35
Sample Code Points(click to copy)
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How is it used?
Glyph evolution, keyboard & Unicode
◎Glyph Evolution
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⌨Keyboard Layout
Mongolian Keyboard (Cyrillic)
Modern Mongolian keyboard based on Cyrillic script.
й
ц
у
к
е
н
г
ш
ү
з
ф
ы
в
а
п
р
о
л
д
ж
я
ч
с
м
и
т
ь
б
ө
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💡 Mongolia adopted Cyrillic in the 1940s under Soviet influence. Traditional Mongolian script is used in Inner Mongolia.
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Where is it used?
Languages, countries and users
🌐Usage
Languages
Mongolian
Countries
Mongolia
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