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Convert horizontal text into traditional vertical layout, great for calligraphy, classical Chinese, 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.
Overview
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This converter reformats supplied text for vertical reading; it does not translate or change simplified and traditional characters. The preview uses vertical flow in one of two directions: columns proceed from right to left or from left to right. W3C describes corresponding vertical writing modes and their block progression in CSS Writing Modes. Browser and font behavior can still affect how individual glyphs appear.
The visual preview preserves the input's line breaks as paragraphs and changes the column flow direction. The copy control produces plain text: characters are separated by line breaks within columns, and blank lines separate columns. The direction setting reverses the copied column order for right-to-left flow. The optional characters-per-column setting affects this copied layout; it does not change the visual preview's paragraph wrapping.
Leave column length blank or at zero to use each input line as a column boundary in the copied text. Enter a positive length to split each line into chunks of that many characters; the final chunk may be shorter. The optional punctuation setting maps selected Chinese quotation marks, brackets, commas, full stops, and related marks to vertical presentation forms. Other characters remain as entered. Input is limited to 5,000 characters.
Guide
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Paste or type the text. Add line breaks where you want logical paragraphs; the preview retains these breaks.
Choose whether columns should progress right-to-left or left-to-right, then inspect the preview.
For the copied plain-text layout, leave the per-column field blank to follow input lines, or enter a positive character count to split longer lines.
Optionally enable punctuation mapping. Review the converted characters, then use the copy control to copy the plain-text column layout.
Use cases
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Place each verse line on its own input line, preview the chosen column order, and check punctuation before copying a reading-card draft.
Try a short title with both directions to see which column flow suits the design, then copy the text for placement in a design application.
Use the preview to judge the broad reading direction, then set final typography and page layout in the document where it will be used.
Q&A
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No. The text characters are retained as entered; the tool changes layout direction and can map selected punctuation.
That setting controls the plain-text output copied from the page. The visual preview follows input line breaks instead.
No. It maps a selected set of common Chinese punctuation marks. Other characters remain unchanged, and the target font or application determines their appearance.
Notes
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The tool provides a vertical preview and copyable plain text, not full book typesetting. It has no pagination, page dimensions, print export, or comprehensive punctuation and Latin-script layout controls. Fonts and destination applications may render punctuation, English letters, digits, and spacing differently. Review the copied text after pasting and proofread column order and line breaks before publishing or printing.
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