Vertical text in IE7, IE8, IE9, and IE10 with CSS only

Question

Does anyone know how to successfully implement vertical text in IE7, IE8, IE9, and IE10 with CSS only? (by vertical text, I\'m referring to text being rotated counterclockwise

Answer 1

Here is pure CSS ( + 1 extra div for every text ) solution

Works for all IE versions IE7-10

/** 
 * Works everywere ( IE7+, FF, Chrome, Safari, Opera )
 */
.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 doesn'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;
}

HTML example

  

    
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source: https://gist.github.com/obenjiro/7406727