Version 0.1, 26 August 2021
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0.1, 26 August 2021
Introduction
The Mongolian script is not widely supported in page layout applications, nor has the Unicode encoding of Mongolian been settled definitively (see Liang Hai, The Mongolian Script: What’s Going On?!). The following information and instructions must be considered provisional and incomplete until matters have settled more.
About the Mongolian script
Richard Ishida’s Mongolian script summary gives the best overview. Contents:
Sample — Usage & History — Basic Features —
Character index (Letters – Combining marks – Numbers – Punctuation – Separator & other)
Phonology (Vowel sounds – Consonant sounds)
Structure (Vowel harmony – Glyphs vs. phonemes – Spelling vs. pronunciation)
Vowels (Basic vowels – Suffixes – Final vowel separation)
Consonants (Basic Mongolian consonants – QA and GA – Repertoire extension
– Consonants for other languages – Consonant clusters & gemination)
Combining marks — Numbers — Text direction (In horizontal contexts)
Glyph shaping & positioning (Cursive shaping – Context-based shaping
– Context-based positioning – Font styles – Baselines & inline alignment)
Punctuation & inline features (Grapheme boundaries – Word boundaries
– Phrase & section boundaries – Parentheses & brackets – Quotations
– Emphasis – Abbreviation, ellipsis & repetition – Inline notes & annotations
– Other inline ranges – Other punctuation)
Line & paragraph layout (Line breaking & hyphenation – Text alignment & justification
– Letter spacing – Counters, lists, etc. – Styling initials
Page & book layout (General page layout & progression – Forms & user interaction
– Page numbering, running headers, etc.)
Languages using the Mongolian script — Online resources — References
Fonts
Microsoft Windows 10 comes bundled with one dedicated Mongolian font, Mongolian Baiti.
Mongolian Baiti font sizes:
Brill 11 pt ~ Mongolian Baiti 16 pt, lowered by 3 pt
Brill 10 pt ~ Mongolian Baiti 14 pt, lowered by 2½ pt
Brill 9 pt ~ Mongolian Baiti 13 pt, lowered by 2½ pt
XML language and script tags
'mn-Mong'
