@@ -1408,7 +1408,8 @@ <h3 id=flex-flow-property><span class=secno>5.3. </span> Flex Direction and
14081408 which together define the flex container's main and cross axes.
14091409
14101410 < div class =example >
1411- < p > Some examples of valid flows:
1411+ < p > Some examples of valid flows in an English (left-to-right, horizontal
1412+ writing mode) document:
14121413
14131414 < table
14141415 style ="margin: 0 auto; vertical-align: middle; border-spacing: 2em 1em; ">
@@ -1426,10 +1427,8 @@ <h3 id=flex-flow-property><span class=secno>5.3. </span> Flex Direction and
14261427 < td >
14271428 < pre >
14281429div { flex-flow: column wrap; }
1429- /* Main-axis is block-direction and lines
1430- wrap in the inline direction. For an
1431- English page, the main-axis is top-to-bottom
1432- and lines wrap to the right. */</ pre >
1430+ /* Main-axis is block-direction (top to bottom)
1431+ and lines wrap in the inline direction (rightwards). */</ pre >
14331432
14341433 < td > < img alt height =160 src ="images/flex-flow2.svg " width =89 >
14351434
@@ -1444,11 +1443,34 @@ <h3 id=flex-flow-property><span class=secno>5.3. </span> Flex Direction and
14441443 </ table >
14451444 </ div >
14461445
1447- < p class =note > Note that the ‘< a href ="#flex-flow "> < code
1448- class =property > flex-flow</ code > </ a > ’ directions are < i > writing-mode</ i >
1449- sensitive. In vertical Japanese, for example, a ‘< a
1450- href ="#flex-flow-row "> < code class =css > row</ code > </ a > ’ flexbox lays out
1451- its contents from top to bottom.
1446+ < div class =note >
1447+ < p > Note that the ‘< a href ="#flex-flow "> < code
1448+ class =property > flex-flow</ code > </ a > ’ directions are < i > writing-mode</ i >
1449+ sensitive. In vertical Japanese, for example, a ‘< a
1450+ href ="#flex-flow-row "> < code class =css > row</ code > </ a > ’ flexbox lays out
1451+ its contents from top to bottom, as seen in this example:
1452+
1453+ < table style ="margin: 1em auto; text-align: center; ">
1454+ < thead >
1455+ < tr >
1456+ < th > English
1457+
1458+ < th > Japanese
1459+
1460+ < tbody >
1461+ < tr >
1462+ < td >
1463+ < pre > flex-flow: row wrap;< br > writing-mode: horizontal-tb;</ pre >
1464+
1465+ < td >
1466+ < pre > flex-flow: row wrap;< br > writing-mode: vertical-rl;</ pre >
1467+
1468+ < tr >
1469+ < td > < img alt src ="images/flex-flow-english.svg ">
1470+
1471+ < td > < img alt src ="images/flex-flow-japanese.svg ">
1472+ </ table >
1473+ </ div >
14521474
14531475 < h3 id =order-property > < span class =secno > 5.4. </ span > Display Order: the
14541476 ‘< a href ="#order "> < code class =property > order</ code > </ a > ’ property</ h3 >
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