box-orient
Non-standard: This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
Warning: This is a property of the original CSS Flexible Box Layout Module draft, and has been replaced by a newer standard. See flexbox for information about the current standard.
The box-orient
CSS property sets whether an element lays out its contents horizontally or vertically.
/* Keyword values */
box-orient: horizontal;
box-orient: vertical;
box-orient: inline-axis;
box-orient: block-axis;
/* Global values */
box-orient: inherit;
box-orient: initial;
box-orient: unset;
Syntax
The box-orient
property is specified as one of the keyword values listed below.
Values
horizontal
-
The box lays out its contents horizontally.
vertical
-
The box lays out its contents vertically.
inline-axis
(HTML)-
The box displays its children along the inline axis.
block-axis
(HTML)-
The box displays its children along the block axis.
The inline and block axes are the writing-mode dependent keywords which, in English, map to horizontal
and vertical
respectively.
Description
HTML DOM elements lay out their contents along the inline-axis by default. This CSS property will only apply to HTML elements with a CSS display
value of box
or inline-box
.
Formal definition
Initial value | inline-axis (horizontal in XUL) |
---|---|
Applies to | elements with a CSS display value of box or inline-box |
Inherited | no |
Computed value | as specified |
Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
Examples
Setting horizontal box orientation
Here, the box-orient
property will cause the two <p>
sections in the example to display in the same line.
HTML
<div class="example">
<p>I will be to the left of my sibling.</p>
<p>I will be to the right of my sibling.</p>
</div>
CSS
div.example {
display: -moz-box; /* Mozilla */
display: -webkit-box; /* WebKit */
display: box; /* As specified */
/* Children should be oriented vertically */
-moz-box-orient: horizontal; /* Mozilla */
-webkit-box-orient: horizontal; /* WebKit */
box-orient: horizontal; /* As specified */
}
Result
Specifications
Not part of any standard.
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser