http://blogs.msdn.com/b/michkap/archive/2012/09/07/10347167.aspxI've talked about vertical text support now and again over the years, for example in blogs like: Let's get vertical Rotate it when vertical? When something is just flipping wrong Looking at life a bit more vertically, for a moment... en-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/michkap/archive/2012/09/07/10347167.aspx#10347749Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:22:24 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10347749Azarien<p>Bruce Rusk: That&#39;s right, for example, U+30FC (kana long vowel sign) should be rotated, but U+4E00 is always horizontal in shape.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10347749" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/michkap/archive/2012/09/07/10347167.aspx#10347346Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:55:22 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10347346Bruce Rusk<p>I agree with what John Cowan suggests, except for the exception: &quot;one&quot; is not U+4300 but U+4E00, and it should actually NOT be rotated in vertical text; it remains horizontal whatever the text direction. It&#39;s dashes, not the visually similar character for &quot;one,&quot; that should be rotated (see the vertical em dash presentation form, U+FE31).</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10347346" width="1" height="1">