-moz-orient CSS property

Non-standard: This feature is not standardized. We do not recommend using non-standard features in production, as they have limited browser support, and may change or be removed. However, they can be a suitable alternative in specific cases where no standard option exists.

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

Syntax

css
-moz-orient: inline;

/* Global values */
-moz-orient: inherit;
-moz-orient: initial;
-moz-orient: revert;
-moz-orient: revert-layer;
-moz-orient: unset;

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

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
-moz-orient
Non-standard
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 6 (Release date: 2011-08-16)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 6 (Release date: 2011-08-16)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
block value
Non-standard
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 40 (Release date: 2015-08-11)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 40 (Release date: 2015-08-11)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
inline value
Non-standard
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 40 (Release date: 2015-08-11)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 40 (Release date: 2015-08-11)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support

Legend

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Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.

See also