CSS Writing Modes Module
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The CSS Writing Modes Module is a W3C specification that defines how text and layout flow in horizontal, vertical, and mixed writing directions on the web.
Aliases (3)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
CSS specification
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W3C specification → |
| addresses |
internationalization of web layouts
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typographic conventions of East Asian scripts → typographic conventions of right-to-left scripts → |
| aimsTo |
support global writing system requirements on the web
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| compatibleWith |
HTML
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SVG → XML-based languages → |
| defines |
CSS writing modes
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block flow direction → horizontal writing modes → inline base direction → line progression → logical properties and values for layout → mixed-direction writing modes → vertical writing modes → |
| definesProperty |
direction
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text-orientation → unicode-bidi → writing-mode → |
| enables |
bidirectional text layout
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mixed horizontal and vertical text layout → vertical text layout on the web → |
| partOf |
Cascading Style Sheets
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| publishedBy |
W3C CSS Working Group
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World Wide Web Consortium → |
| relatedTo |
CSS Box Model
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CSS Logical Properties and Values Module → CSS Text Module → |
| shortName |
css-writing-modes-3
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| specifies |
interaction of writing modes with line breaking
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interaction of writing modes with text orientation → interaction of writing modes with the box model → layout behavior in vertical writing modes → mapping between logical and physical directions → |
| standardizes |
handling of bidirectional text in CSS
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logical vs physical layout properties → |
| status |
W3C Recommendation
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| supportsScriptDirection |
bottom-to-top scripts
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left-to-right scripts → right-to-left scripts → top-to-bottom scripts → |
| usedFor |
digital typography
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multilingual web content → web page layout → |
| version |
Level 3
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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CSS Writing Modes Module
("CSS writing modes")
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defines |
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CSS Logical Properties and Values Module
("CSS Writing Modes Module Level 3")
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relatedTo |
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CSS Writing Modes Module
("css-writing-modes-3")
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shortName |
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W3C CSS Working Group
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standardizes |