B.47. layout-flow

This nonstandard property lets you choose between two common layout methods for text: left-to-right horizontal lines stacked top to bottom on the page (the usual layout for western languages like English), and top-to-bottom vertical lines stacked right to left on the page (the usual layout for East Asian languages like Chinese).

This property has been deprecated in favour of the more flexible writing-mode property.

Inherited: Yes

See also: Section B.130writing-mode

B.47.1. Value

horizontal or vertical-ideographic

Initial value: horizontal

B.47.2. Compatibility

CSS Version: n/a

Internet Explorer for Windows version 5 or later only.

B.47.3. Example

This style rule sets the layout-flow of the body and all its children (unless otherwise specified) to the East Asian style:

body {
  layout-flow: vertical-ideographic;
}