CSS3 box-directionProperty
Example
From right to left, display the child elements of a div box:
div
{
width:350px;
height:100px;
border:1px solid black;
/* Internet Explorer 10 */
display:-ms-flexbox;
-ms-flex-direction:row-reverse;
/* Firefox */
display:-moz-box;
-moz-box-direction:reverse;
/* Safari, Opera, and Chrome */
display:-webkit-box;
-webkit-box-direction:reverse;
/* W3C */
display:box;
box-direction:reverse;
}
{
width:350px;
height:100px;
border:1px solid black;
/* Internet Explorer 10 */
display:-ms-flexbox;
-ms-flex-direction:row-reverse;
/* Firefox */
display:-moz-box;
-moz-box-direction:reverse;
/* Safari, Opera, and Chrome */
display:-webkit-box;
-webkit-box-direction:reverse;
/* W3C */
display:box;
box-direction:reverse;
}
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Browser Support
Currently, mainstream browsers do not support the box-direction property.
Internet Explorer 10 provides support via the private property -ms-flex-direction.
Firefox supports this through the private property -moz-box-direction.
Safari and Chrome support it through the private property -webkit-box-direction.
Note:Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions do not support flexbox.
Property definition and usage instructions
The box-direction property specifies in which direction the child elements of a box are displayed.
| Default value: | normal |
|---|---|
| Inheritance: | no |
| version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript Syntax: | object.style.boxDirection="reverse" |
Syntax
box-direction: normal|reverse|inherit;
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| normal | Displays child elements in the default direction. |
| reverse | Displays child elements in the reverse direction. |
| inherit | The value of the box-direction property should be inherited from the parent element. |