Photoshop

Use tate‑chu‑yoko

Tate‑chu‑yoko (also called kumimoji and renmoji) is a block of horizontal type laid out within vertical type lines. Using tate‑chu‑yoko makes it easier to read half-width characters such as numbers, dates, and short foreign words in vertical text.

Numerals without tate‑chu‑yoko (left) compared to numerals rotated with tate‑chu‑yoko (right)

  1. Select the characters you want to rotate.
  2. Choose Tate‑Chu‑Yoko from the Character palette menu. A check mark indicates that the option is turned on.
    Note: Using tate‑chu‑yoko does not prevent you from editing and formatting type; you can edit and apply formatting options to rotated characters just as you do to other characters.