Vertical Reader Mode

The reader mode was first added to make it more comfortable to read text-heavy pages by optimising selection and removing distractions. It does a great job but we knew we could do better. Recently we noticed some discussion on various Japanese user forums about ideas for a vertical reader mode. The idea is a sound one and of course (as you know), we love to listen to and implement user requests!

So for today’s snapshot we have updated our reader mode to provide the option of displaying pages vertically for uses of Chinese, Japanese or Korean languages. This is especially nice because a vertical display is one of the default ways to view written text in these languages and has the additional benefit of making better use of screen real estate for text-heavy sites because of the aspect ratio of most modern devices (they are wider than they are tall).

As far as we know, no other browser has implemented this yet. So here is another unique feature for you, that demonstrates what can be achieved when you listen to your users!

Enjoy reading your favorite web news articles, magazines, poetry or novels in the direction of your choice!

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