text-combine-upright
Used in vertical writing modes (like Japanese or Chinese) to 'group' short characters (like numbers or acronyms) together so they appear horizontally (upright) instead of stacked vertically.
It is documented as part of the CSS Writing Modes specification.
Syntax
/* Usage Example */
.vertical-text {
writing-mode: vertical-rl;
}
.year{
/* Keeps '2025' together on one line even in vertical text */
text-combine-upright: all;
}
/* Syntax */
text-combine-upright: none;
text-combine-upright: all;
text-combine-upright: digits;
/* Global values */
text-combine-upright: inherit;
text-combine-upright: initial;
text-combine-upright: revert;
text-combine-upright: revert-layer;
text-combine-upright: unset;
text-combine-upright Browser support
Widely available
Since
2022 95% global usage
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It has been available across browsers since 2022.
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