text-combine-uprightBaseline · Widely available
The text-combine-upright CSS property displays multiple characters in the space of a single character in vertical text. This is used in East Asian documents to display Latin-based strings such as components of a date or letters of an initialism.
Supported in all major browsers for at least 30 months — safe to use without fallbacks. Baseline since Mar 14, 2022. Widely available since Sep 14, 2024.
Browser support
DesktopChrome
1–47Not supported
48+Supportedsince Jan 20, 2016
Current: 155Edge
12–18Not supported
79+Supportedsince Jan 15, 2020
Current: 154Firefox
1–47Not supported
48+Supportedsince Aug 2, 2016
Current: 157Safari
1–15.3Not supported
15.4+Supportedsince Mar 14, 2022
Current: 27MobileChrome Android
18–47Not supported
48+Supportedsince Jan 26, 2016
Current: 155Firefox Android
4–47Not supported
48+Supportedsince Aug 2, 2016
Current: 157Safari iOS
1–15.3Not supported
15.4+Supportedsince Mar 14, 2022
Current: 27How to use
This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.
Example
Full syntax and examples are on MDN: text-combine-upright.
Feature detection
CSS · check before using
@supports (text-combine-upright: initial) {
/* styles that rely on text-combine-upright */
}
/* or in JavaScript */
if (CSS.supports("text-combine-upright", "initial")) {
// use it
}Documentation (MDN)
Specification
Sub-features
Support for each part of the feature (3). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.
| Sub-feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox Android | Safari iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| text-combine-upright | 48 | 79 | 48 | 15.4 | 48 | 48 | 15.4 |
| text-combine-upright.all | 48 | 79 | 48 | 15.4 | 48 | 48 | 15.4 |
| text-combine-upright.none | 48 | 79 | 48 | 15.4 | 48 | 48 | 15.4 |