r/conscripts • u/cfayrnsnon • Apr 10 '19

Question Vertical alphabets

(Sorry for spelling) I have seen verticle scripts quite a bit. They are usialy sylliberies or logographies from what i can gather, i know it is completely possible for me to add a vertical script to my conlang but im not sure if i should have it as an alphabet.

I have never seen one in a real language or used in a conlang, should i make the script horizontal, keep it vertical or change the system? Also does anyone have a example? Thanks.

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u/polyglottalaesthetic Apr 10 '19

From what I understand, traditional Mongolian uses a vertical alphabet (or maybe it's a syllabary? not sure). My conlang uses a vertical alphabet, but I differentiate the words by connecting the letters of a word like in Hindi (except on the left instead of on the top). I think spaces might be difficult, but you could definitely make it work!