XSL-FO writing-mode Property

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# XSL-FO writing-mode Property

## Definition and Usage

For <fo:simple-page-master> the writing-mode property is used to specify the placement of the five regions on the master.

For <fo:region-*> the writing-mode property defines the column-progression within each region.

For <fo:table> the writing-mode property controls the layout of the rows and columns.

## Details

- Inherited: yes
- Percentages: N/A
- Media: visual

## Property Values

Value | Description
--- | ---
lr-tb | Default. Text are written left-to-right and top-to-bottom (normal "alphabetic" text)
rl-tb | Text are written right-to-left and top-to-bottom (Arabic and Hebrew text)
tb-rl | Text are written top-to-bottom and right-to-left (Chinese and Japanese text)
lr | Same as lr-tb
rl | Same as rl-tb
tb | Same as tb-rl

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