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glyph-orientation-horizontal

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

The glyph-orientation-horizontal attribute affects the amount that the current text position advances as each glyph is rendered.

When the reference orientation direction is horizontal and the glyph-orientation-horizontal results in an orientation angle that is a multiple of 180 degrees, then the current text position is incremented according to the horizontal metrics of the glyph. Otherwise, if the value of this attribute is not a multiple of 180 degrees, then the current text position is incremented according to the vertical metrics of the glyph.

This attribute is applied only to text written in a horizontal writing-mode.

Note: As a presentation attribute, glyph-orientation-horizontal can be used as a CSS property.

You can use this attribute with the following SVG elements:

Context notes

Value <angle>
Default value 0deg
Animatable No
<angle>

The value of the angle is restricted to 0, 90, 180, and 270 degrees. If another angle is specified, it is rounded to the closest of the permitted values. A value of 0deg indicates that all glyphs are set with the top of the glyphs oriented towards the reference orientation. A value of 90deg indicates an orientation of 90 degrees clockwise from the reference orientation.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
glyph-orientation-horizontal No No No No No No No No No No No No

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/glyph-orientation-horizontal