writing-mode
The writing-mode
attribute specifies whether the initial inline-progression-direction for a <text>
element shall be left-to-right, right-to-left, or top-to-bottom. The writing-mode
attribute applies only to <text>
elements; the attribute is ignored for <tspan>
, <tref>
, and <textPath>
sub-elements. (Note that the inline-progression-direction can change within a <text>
element due to the Unicode bidirectional algorithm and properties direction
and unicode-bidi
.)
Note: As a presentation attribute, writing-mode
can be used as a CSS property. See the CSS writing-mode
property for more information.
You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:
Usage notes
Default value | horizontal-tb |
---|---|
Value |
horizontal-tb | vertical-rl |
vertical-lr
|
Animatable | Yes |
horizontal-tb
-
This value defines a top-to-bottom block flow direction. Both the writing mode and the typographic mode are horizontal.
vertical-rl
-
This value defines a right-to-left block flow direction. Both the writing mode and the typographic mode are vertical.
vertical-lr
-
This value defines a left-to-right block flow direction. Both the writing mode and the typographic mode are vertical.
Specifications
Specification |
---|
CSS Writing Modes Level 4 # block-flow |
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 # WritingModeProperty |
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