Scriptio continua
Scriptio continua ("Continuous script" in Latin) is a classical style of writing without spacess between words or sentences, with all the text in
upper case, and with no
punctuation. Like this:
ACLASSICALSTYLEOFWRITINGWITHOUTSPACESBETWEENWORDSORSENTENCES
This style was often found in
Greek manuscripts. It may have been used in order to conserve expensive manuscript material like
vellum. It is used currently in
Thai and other Southeast Asian abugidas, though with sentence breaks.
See also