For pointers on how to incorporate Mongolian Traditional Script on your website, see here.īefore we start, a final reminder: in order to input Mongolian traditional script, it is essential to know the spelling in the traditional script. I've also implemented this system on iOS (see Mongolian Lessons). Mongolfont gives surprisingly good results in most browsers using Windows and Mac OS (I haven't got Linux). (For links to Mongolian-language instructions and detailed alphabetic forms, scroll to the bottom of the page.) Here I want to describe in simple terms how to input the Mongolfont traditional Mongolian script. The instructions at the Mongolfont site are in several languages and the English, in particular, is incomplete. Inputting Mongolian with Mongolfont can take a bit of figuring out. Its disadvantage is that it is not widely used in Inner Mongolia, which mainly uses proprietary systems (with user-defined code points), none of which is compatible with Mac OS. You can download a Mongolian keyboard (either US or Japanese) for Windows from this page and for the Mac from this page. There are several fonts available download the plain-vanilla Mongolian White font from this page (Windows) or this page (Mac). This site uses the Mongolian Font provided at Mongolfont, a Japanese site that has developed a Unicode-compatible method of rendering Mongolian traditional script. If you are using the newer keyboard layout, this could cause confusion. It has now been replaced by a new method that reassigns some keys (e.g., the former input key has now been switched to ) and uses different ways of entering certain invisible symbols. This introduction refers to the old standard input method for Mongolian script. Inputting Mongolian Script with Mongolfont