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box-direction

Summary

Deprecated

Overview table

Initial value
normal
Applies to
box elements
Inherited
No
Media
visual

Computed value
:

Animatable
No

CSS Object Model Property
:

Syntax

  • box-direction: inherit
  • box-direction: normal
  • box-direction: reverse

Values

normal
Default.

Child elements are displayed in the same order that they are declared in the source document.

If the parent element has a computed value for -ms-box-orient of horizontal, the child elements are displayed from left to right.

If the parent element has a computed value for -ms-box-orient of vertical, the child elements are displayed from top to bottom.

reverse
Child elements are displayed in the reverse order that they are declared in the source document.

If the parent element has a computed value for -ms-box-orient of horizontal, the child elements are displayed from right to left.

If the parent element has a computed value for -ms-box-orient of vertical, the child elements are displayed from bottom to top.

inherit
Child elements are displayed in the same order as the computed value of this property for the parent element.

Usage

 Do not use. This property has been replaced by the -ms-flex-direction property, and is no longer recognized by Windows Internet Explorer. To ensure compatibility in the future, applications using this property should be updated accordingly. Gets or sets a value that specifies the display order (along the axis defined by the -ms-box-orient property) of all child elements of the object.

This property is read/write.

Syntax

-ms-box-direction: normal | reverse | inherit

Standards information

Related specifications

Flexible Box Layout Module
W3C Working Draft (Obsolete)

See also

Related pages

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