CSS Writing Modes Module

E83539

CSS specification W3C specification

The CSS Writing Modes Module is a W3C specification that defines how text and layout flow in horizontal, vertical, and mixed writing directions on the web.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
CSS Writing Modes Level 3	4
CSS Writing Modes Module canonical	3
CSS writing modes	2
CSS Writing Modes Level 4	1
CSS Writing Modes Module Level 3	1
CSS line breaking rules	1
css-writing-modes-3	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T679964 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CSS Writing Modes Module
Context triple: [W3C CSS Working Group, standardizes, CSS Writing Modes Module]

A. Unicode Technical Standard #10
Unicode Technical Standard #10 is the specification that defines the Unicode Collation Algorithm, providing a standardized method for comparing and sorting Unicode text across languages and platforms.
B. Unicode Technical Report #29
Unicode Technical Report #29 is the specification that defines how to determine and segment user-perceived text elements (grapheme clusters), words, and sentences in Unicode text.
C. Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web
"Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web" is a foundational book that explains the principles, syntax, and practical use of CSS for creating well-structured, visually consistent web pages.
D. DSSSL
DSSSL (Document Style Semantics and Specification Language) is an ISO standard language used to define stylesheets and transformations for SGML documents, particularly in technical publishing.
E. Unicode Consortium
The Unicode Consortium is a non-profit organization that standardizes the representation of text and symbols in digital systems worldwide through the Unicode Standard.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CSS Writing Modes Module
Target entity description: The CSS Writing Modes Module is a W3C specification that defines how text and layout flow in horizontal, vertical, and mixed writing directions on the web.

A. Unicode Technical Standard #10
Unicode Technical Standard #10 is the specification that defines the Unicode Collation Algorithm, providing a standardized method for comparing and sorting Unicode text across languages and platforms.
B. Unicode Technical Report #29
Unicode Technical Report #29 is the specification that defines how to determine and segment user-perceived text elements (grapheme clusters), words, and sentences in Unicode text.
C. Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web
"Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web" is a foundational book that explains the principles, syntax, and practical use of CSS for creating well-structured, visually consistent web pages.
D. DSSSL
DSSSL (Document Style Semantics and Specification Language) is an ISO standard language used to define stylesheets and transformations for SGML documents, particularly in technical publishing.
E. Unicode Consortium
The Unicode Consortium is a non-profit organization that standardizes the representation of text and symbols in digital systems worldwide through the Unicode Standard.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	CSS specification ⓘ W3C specification ⓘ
addresses	internationalization of web layouts ⓘ typographic conventions of East Asian scripts ⓘ typographic conventions of right-to-left scripts ⓘ
aimsTo	support global writing system requirements on the web ⓘ
compatibleWith	HTML ⓘ SVG ⓘ XML-based languages ⓘ
defines	CSS writing modes ⓘ linked to: CSS Writing Modes Module block flow direction ⓘ horizontal writing modes ⓘ inline base direction ⓘ line progression ⓘ logical properties and values for layout ⓘ mixed-direction writing modes ⓘ vertical writing modes ⓘ
definesProperty	direction ⓘ text-orientation ⓘ unicode-bidi ⓘ writing-mode ⓘ
enables	bidirectional text layout ⓘ mixed horizontal and vertical text layout ⓘ vertical text layout on the web ⓘ
partOf	Cascading Style Sheets ⓘ linked to: CSS
publishedBy	W3C CSS Working Group ⓘ World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ
relatedTo	CSS Box Model ⓘ linked to: CSS Display Module CSS Logical Properties and Values Module ⓘ CSS Text Module ⓘ
shortName	css-writing-modes-3 ⓘ linked to: CSS Writing Modes Module
specifies	interaction of writing modes with line breaking ⓘ interaction of writing modes with text orientation ⓘ interaction of writing modes with the box model ⓘ layout behavior in vertical writing modes ⓘ mapping between logical and physical directions ⓘ
standardizes	handling of bidirectional text in CSS ⓘ logical vs physical layout properties ⓘ
status	W3C Recommendation ⓘ
supportsScriptDirection	bottom-to-top scripts ⓘ left-to-right scripts ⓘ right-to-left scripts ⓘ top-to-bottom scripts ⓘ
usedFor	digital typography ⓘ multilingual web content ⓘ web page layout ⓘ
version	Level 3 ⓘ

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