Version history:
0.1, 26 August 2021
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.
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
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
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