@@ -1223,6 +1223,7 @@ Orienting Text: the 'text-orientation' property</h3>
12231223 are typeset with their intrinsic orientation.
12241224 See <a href="#vertical-orientations">Vertical Orientations</a> for further details.
12251225 <p> This value is typical for layout of dominantly vertical-script text.
1226+
12261227 <dt> <dfn>upright</dfn> </dt>
12271228 <dd><p> In vertical writing modes,
12281229 <a>typographic character units</a> from horizontal-only scripts
@@ -1231,9 +1232,17 @@ Orienting Text: the 'text-orientation' property</h3>
12311232 <a>Typographic character units</a> from vertical scripts
12321233 are typeset with their intrinsic orientation and shaped normally.
12331234 See <a href="#vertical-orientations">Vertical Orientations</a> for further details.
1234- <p> This value causes the used value of 'direction' to be ''ltr'' ,
1235+ <p> This value causes the <a> used value</a> of 'direction' to be ''ltr'' ,
12351236 and for the purposes of bidi reordering,
12361237 causes all characters to be treated as strong LTR.
1238+
1239+ Note: The <a>used value</a> , rather than the <a>computed value</a> ,
1240+ of 'direction' is influenced
1241+ so that ''rtl'' can inherit properly
1242+ into any descendants
1243+ (such as the contents of a <a lt="horizontal writing mode">horizontal</a> inline-block)
1244+ where this directional override does not apply.
1245+
12371246 <dt> <dfn>sideways</dfn> </dt>
12381247 <dd><p> In vertical writing modes,
12391248 this causes all text to be <a href="#typeset-sideways">typeset sideways</a> ,
@@ -1764,6 +1773,12 @@ Abstract-to-Physical Mappings</h3>
17641773 </tbody>
17651774 </table>
17661775
1776+ Note: The <a lt="used value">used</a> 'direction'
1777+ depends on the computed 'writing-mode' and 'text-orientation' :
1778+ in <a>vertical writing modes</a> ,
1779+ a 'text-orientation' value of ''text-orientation/upright''
1780+ forces the used 'direction' to ''ltr'' .
1781+
17671782<h2 id="abstract-layout">
17681783Abstract Box Layout</h2>
17691784
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