Writing modes control text direction and flow for international layouts. Here's how to use them.
Basic Writing Modes
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Vertical Text
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Text Orientation
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RTL Languages
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Logical Properties
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Navigation Layouts
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Creative Typography
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Form Layouts
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Card Layouts
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Responsive Writing Modes
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Japanese/Chinese Layouts
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Flexbox and Grid
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Best Practices
Internationalization:
✓ Use logical properties for RTL support
✓ Test with actual language content
✓ Consider text expansion
✓ Use appropriate fonts
Typography:
✓ Adjust line-height for vertical text
✓ Use text-orientation appropriately
✓ Consider letter-spacing
✓ Test readability
Layout:
✓ Use inline-size/block-size
✓ Think in terms of flow
✓ Test responsive behavior
✓ Consider scroll direction
Avoid:
✗ Hardcoded left/right values
✗ Assuming horizontal text
✗ Ignoring reading direction
✗ Mixing physical and logical inconsistently
Conclusion
Writing modes enable proper international typography and creative layouts. Use vertical modes for Asian languages and creative designs, logical properties for RTL support, and text-orientation for character rendering. Always test with real content in target languages.