Vertical Writing On The Web

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Explains how modern web technologies—especially current CSS capabilities—make it feasible to render vertical writing and complex non-Latin scripts (for example Chinese with tens of thousands of characters) on web pages. Describes using CSS typography and layout techniques to typeset and build layouts that support vertical text directions and culturally appropriate designs for Southeast Asian script traditions.

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