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Created November 29, 2013 22:26
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makes text display vertically in browsers
/**
* Works everywere ( IE7+, FF, Chrome, Safari, Opera )
* Example: http://jsbin.com/afAQAWA/2/
*/
.rotated-text {
display: inline-block;
overflow: hidden;
width: 1.5em;
}
.rotated-text__inner {
display: inline-block;
white-space: nowrap;
/* this is for shity "non IE" browsers
that dosn't support writing-mode */
-webkit-transform: translate(1.1em,0) rotate(90deg);
-moz-transform: translate(1.1em,0) rotate(90deg);
-o-transform: translate(1.1em,0) rotate(90deg);
transform: translate(1.1em,0) rotate(90deg);
-webkit-transform-origin: 0 0;
-moz-transform-origin: 0 0;
-o-transform-origin: 0 0;
transform-origin: 0 0;
/* IE9+ */
-ms-transform: none;
-ms-transform-origin: none;
/* IE8+ */
-ms-writing-mode: tb-rl;
/* IE7 and below */
*writing-mode: tb-rl;
}
.rotated-text__inner:before {
content: "";
float: left;
margin-top: 100%;
}
/* mininless css that used just for this demo */
.container {
float: left;
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>JS Bin</title>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="rotated-text"><span class="rotated-text__inner">Easy</span></div>
</div>
<div class="container">
<div class="rotated-text"><span class="rotated-text__inner">Normal</span></div>
</div>
<div class="container">
<div class="rotated-text"><span class="rotated-text__inner">Hard</span></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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