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Free online tool to convert horizontal text into traditional vertical text. Perfect for calligraphy, classical Chinese poetry, and poster design.
Traditional vertical writing reads right-to-left. Modern vertical writing can be set to left-to-right.
If set, text will automatically split into columns of fixed character count. Leave empty (or 0) to use your input newlines for column breaks.
Replaces commas, periods, quotes, and book title marks with vertical-specific punctuation.
Input text on the left to preview vertical layout.
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Calligraphy enthusiasts formatting classical poetry: For example, input the horizontal text of "Quiet Night Thought" (Jing Ye Si) to preview the vertical layout, making it easier to copy onto rice paper. Content creators designing vintage covers: If you want a vertical classical Chinese text cover for your blog or social media, simply paste the copy, take a screenshot, and save it. Home decor inscriptions: When a modern Chinese-style living room needs a vertical "Harmony Brings Wealth" (Jia He Wan Shi Xing) artwork, use the tool to adjust the font size and print it out.
Let's try the first two sentences of Liu Yuxi's "An Epigraph in Praise of My Humble Room" (Lou Shi Ming):
Original horizontal text: 山不在高，有仙则名。水不在深，有龙则灵。
Step 1: Paste this text into the tool's input box.
Step 2: Check the "Text Direction". The default is "Right to Left". Keep this default if you want to simulate ancient books.
Step 3: Click the "Convert to Vertical" button.
The vertical result will immediately appear on the right (each column reads top to bottom, and columns progress right to left):山 有 水 有
不 仙 不 龙
在 则 在 则
高 名 深 灵
， 。 ， 。
Punctuation marks are automatically placed on the right side (a common practice in classical Chinese). You can also use the "Font Size" slider to adjust it to 20px for clearer text.
The reading order for vertical text is: start with the rightmost column and read from top to bottom; then move one column to the left and repeat. Punctuation marks closely follow the bottom right of the text, with commas and periods taking up an independent character space. If the original text contains numbers (like "2024"), they will remain horizontal (unrotated) for readability. English letters are rotated 90 degrees by default, but you can check "Do not rotate English letters" to keep them as is. Once you see the result, you can take a screenshot directly for a poster or copy the text into Photoshop for further editing.
Q1: Why is vertical text read from right to left?
This is the traditional typesetting method in ancient China and Japan. Modern readers usually read horizontal text from left to right, but vertical text preserves tradition and captures the charm of classical Chinese. You can switch this to "Left to Right" in the settings.
Q2: Can the tool handle Traditional Chinese characters?
Yes. The tool only processes the characters themselves and does not convert between Simplified and Traditional Chinese. If you input Traditional Chinese, the vertical layout will work exactly the same.
Q3: Why are some characters misaligned after conversion?
Chinese characters have a uniform width, but punctuation and numbers might be half-width or full-width. It is recommended to unify all characters to full-width or check the "Force Full-Width Alignment" option.
Q4: Can I copy the vertical result to Microsoft Word?
You can copy it, but Word defaults to horizontal text, so it will paste horizontally. You need to set the text direction to "Vertical" in Word before pasting.
Q5: Can I batch convert multiple paragraphs?
Currently, you can only convert one paragraph at a time. If you want to process a long text, you can convert it in sections and then stitch the images together.
Now you can paste your own text into the converter above to test the effect, adjusting the font size and text direction until you are satisfied.
