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value is ''normal'', because the box does not open an additional level
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of embedding with respect to the bidirectional algorithm.</p>
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<p>The value of the 'direction' property on the root element is also
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propagated to the initial containing block and, together with the
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'writing-mode' property, determines the document's principal writing
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mode. (See <a href="#principal-writing-mode">below</a>.)
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<p class="note">Note that the 'direction' property of the HTML BODY
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element is <em>not</em> propagated to the viewport. That special
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behavior only applies to the background and overflow properties.
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<p class="note">The 'direction'
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property, when specified for table column boxes, is not inherited by
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cells in the column since columns are not the ancestors of the cells in
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then its comptued <a>inner display type</a> becomes ''flow-root''. [[!CSS-DISPLAY-3]]
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</ul>
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<p>The <dfn export id="principal-writing-mode">principal writing mode</dfn> of the
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document is determined by the 'writing-mode' and 'direction' values
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specified on the root element. This writing mode is used, for example,
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to determine the default page progression direction. (See [[CSS3PAGE]].)
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Like 'direction', the 'writing-mode' value of the root element is also
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propagated to the initial containing block and sets the block flow
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direction of the initial block formatting context.
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<p class="note">Note that the 'writing-mode' property of the HTML BODY
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element is <em>not</em> propagated to the viewport. That special
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behavior only applies to the background and overflow properties.
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<p class="issue">propagation of 'direction' from <body> <a href="https://readable-email.org/list/www-style/topic/re-css-writing-modes-css21-propagation-of-direction-from-body">www-style</a>
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