This guide explains the keyboard layout, control symbols, punctuation marks, and character entry methods for Microsoft's Traditional Mongolian Input Method…
This user guide details the usage of Microsoft's Traditional Mongolian Input Method Editor (IME). It covers the specific keyboard layout required to input traditional Mongolian characters, including the handling of eight vowels and various consonants.
The document provides instructions on using seven specific control symbols and punctuation marks defined in Unicode for Mongolian. These include free variant selectors, narrow non-breaking spaces, vowel separators, zero-width joiners, and zero-width non-joiners to manage character shapes and word boundaries correctly.
| Number of Vowels | 8 vowels (including long EE) |
|---|---|
| Control Symbols Count | 7 control symbols |
There are 8 vowels, which includes an additional long EE (ᠧ) compared to the commonly cited 7.
It indicates a gap between letters without breaking the word, specifying that the preceding character is in its final form.
It is used to represent single letter variants or break words while maintaining their connected shape.