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Where should tone marks be positioned when bopomofo appears over horizontal text?

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Description

Normally, bopomofo annotations appear to the right side of each base Han character. However, in some cases, bopomofo can appear over horizontal text (much like pinyin). In those cases, are the non-neutral tone marks displayed after the bopomofo characters on the same line, or are they rendered above the other bopomofo characters?

See https://r12a.github.io/scripts/bopomofo/ontheweb#horhor

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@fantasai is asking this question so that she can set the default expectation in CSS where bopomofo is displayed without the inter-character value for ruby-position.

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Read the linked bopomofo section and compare the two provided examples of horizontal text. Resolve whether non-neutral tone marks belong on the same line or above the other bopomofo characters, then document the agreed default expectation for CSS ruby positioning.

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Tech stack
css
Domain
documentation, internationalization
Issue type
Documentation
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5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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