-moz-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.

The -moz-orient CSS property specifies the orientation of the element to which it's applied.

Syntax

The -moz-orient property is specified as one of the keyword values chosen from the list below.

Values

inline

The element is rendered in the same direction as the axis of the text: horizontally for horizontal writing modes, vertically for vertical writing modes.

block

The element is rendered orthogonally to the axis of the text: vertically for horizontal writing modes, horizontal for vertical writing modes.

horizontal

The element is rendered horizontally.

vertical

The element is rendered vertically.

Formal definition

Initial valueinline
Applies toany element; it has an effect on <progress> and <meter>, but not on <input type="range"> or other elements
Inheritedno
Computed valueas specified
Animation typediscrete

Formal syntax

-moz-orient =
  inline | block | horizontal | vertical

Examples

HTML

html
<p>The following progress meter is horizontal (the default):</p>
<progress max="100" value="75"></progress>

<p>The following progress meter is vertical:</p>
<progress class="vert" max="100" value="75"></progress>

CSS

css
.vert {
  -moz-orient: vertical;
  width: 16px;
  height: 150px;
}

Result

Specifications

Not part of any standard. Though submitted to the W3C, with positive initial feedback, this property is not yet part of any specification; currently, this is a Mozilla-specific extension (that is, -moz-orient).

Browser compatibility

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See also