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Umê script
( , ; variant spellings include , ) is a family of stylistic variants of the Tibetan alphabet used for both calligraphy and shorthand. The name means "headless" and refers to its distinctive feature: the absence of the horizontal guide line ('head') across the top of the letters. Between syllables, the mark ( ) often appears as a vertical stroke, rather than the shorter 'dot'-like mark in some other scripts. ( ) or ( ), is the most common form of Umê that people in the Tibetan region use as an informal shorthand for notes and personal correspondence. It is extremely cursive, with free-flowing, distorted glyph forms. It remains unstandardised and is difficult to decipher because of its divergent shapes. The other main style of the Tibetan script is the upright block form, ( ; ). The name of the block form, means "with a head", corresponding to the presence of the horizontal guide line. This script is the standard formal variant of the script, used for official and religious purposes.
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( , ; variant spellings include , ) is a family of stylistic variants of the Tibetan alphabet used for both calligraphy and shorthand. The name means "headless" and refers to its distinctive feature: the absence of the horizontal guide line ('head') across the top of the letters. Between syllables, the mark ( ) often appears as a vertical stroke, rather than the shorter 'dot'-like mark in some other scripts. ( ) or ( ), is the most common form of Umê that people in the Tibetan region use as an informal shorthand for notes and personal correspondence. It is extremely cursive, with free-flowing, distorted glyph forms. It remains unstandardised and is difficult to decipher because of its divergent shapes. The other main style of the Tibetan script is the upright block form, ( ; ). The name of the block form, means "with a head", corresponding to the presence of the horizontal guide line. This script is the standard formal variant of the script, used for official and religious purposes.
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