Mongolian (Unicode block)


Mongolian is a Unicode block containing characters for dialects of Mongolian, Manchu, and Sibe languages. It is traditionally written in vertical lines, although the Unicode code charts cite the characters rotated to horizontal orientation as this is the orientation of glyphs in a font that supports layout in vertical orientation.
The block has dozens of variation sequences defined for standardized variants.

Block

Presentation forms

Notes

Extensions for Sanskrit and Tibetan

Variations and vowel separation

The Mongolian Unicode block contains its own variation selectors for use with the traditional Mongolian alphabet:
Additional variations may be also available for traditional Mongolian script characters according to the context of the character, or by using a zero-width joiner and/or a zero width non-joiner to select the specific form. The block also contains format control named "Mongolian vowel separator".

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Mongolian block: