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The writing-mode CSS property sets whether lines of text are laid out horizontally or vertically, as well as the direction in which blocks progress. When set for an entire document, it should be set on the root element html element for HTML documents.
Last updated on : 2023-02-27
Browser Versions
IE
Edge
Firefox
Chrome
Safari
Opera
Fully Supported
Partially
No Support
writing-mode on IE is fully supported on 9-11, and not supported on 5-8 IE versions.
writing-mode on Edge is fully supported on all Edge versions.
writing-mode on Firefox is fully supported on 41-112, and not supported on 2-40 Firefox versions.
writing-mode on Chrome is fully supported on 8-113, and not supported on 4-7 Chrome versions.
writing-mode on Safari is fully supported on 5-16, partially supported on null-null, and not supported on 0-4 Safari versions.
writing-mode on Opera is fully supported on all Opera versions.
writing-mode on Safari on iOS is fully supported on 5-16, and not supported on 3-4 Safari on iOS versions.
writing-mode on Android Browser support is currently unknown.
writing-mode on Opera Mobile is fully supported on all Opera Mobile versions.
writing-mode on Chrome for Android is fully supported on all Chrome for Android versions.
writing-mode on Firefox for Android is fully supported on all Firefox for Android versions.
writing-mode on Samsung Internet is fully supported on 5-19, and not supported on 4-4 Samsung Internet versions.
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Overall Browser Compatibility Score
Note:writing-mode shows a browser compatibility score of 92. This is a collective score out of 100 to represent browser support of a web technology. The higher this score is, the greater is the browser compatibility. The browser compatibility score is not a 100% reflection for every browser and the web technology support. However, it does give you an estimate on how much you should rely on a particular web technology in terms of browser compatibility.
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