Unicode Block - Mongolian
Mongolian is a script system used for writing the Mongolian language, as well as several related languages like Manchu and Sibe, and it features a unique vertical writing direction that runs top to bottom in columns from left to right. The characters include the traditional Mongolian alphabet, along with punctuation marks, numerals, and special signs such as the todo (clear script) extensions, which were historically used in religious and administrative texts. It also supports vowel and consonant forms that change shape depending on their position within a word, making it context-sensitive, and it incorporates a range of control characters for proper shaping and variation selection. This writing system carries deep cultural significance, tied to the nomadic heritage of the Mongols and their historical empire, and it remains actively used today in Inner Mongolia and elsewhere despite the prevalence of Cyrillic in modern Mongolia.