<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/fonts/ahem.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/support/alignment.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/support/grid.css">
<style>
body { margin: 0; }
.block {
background: grey;
float: left;
margin: 5px;
text-orientation: sideways;
width: 175px;
font-family: Ahem;
line-height: 1;
}
.block1 > :nth-child(1) { font-size:24px; }
.block1 > :nth-child(2) { font-size:32px; }
.block2 > :nth-child(1) { font-size:48px; }
.block2 > :nth-child(2) { font-size:64px; }
.item {
display: inline-block;
border-width: 2px 5px 3px 4px;
border-style: solid;
padding: 6px 3px 7px 8px;
margin: 10px 6px 4px 12px;
}
.extraLeftPadding { padding-left: 30px; }
.extraRightPadding { padding-right: 30px; }
.area { display: inline-block; }
.block1 > .area:nth-child(1) { height: 60px; }
.block1 > .area:nth-child(2) { height: 60px; }
.block2 > .area:nth-child(1) { height: 75px; }
.block2 > .area:nth-child(2) { height: 100px; }
.block1 { float: left; }
.block2 { float: left; }
</style>
<p>1x4 with parallel items, but opposite block-flow direction.</p>
<div class="block verticalLR">
<div class="block1">
<div class="area"><div class="item">É</div></div><div class="area"><div class="item">É</div></div>
</div>
<div class="block2 verticalRL" style="margin-left: 73px;">
<div class="area"><div class="item">É</div></div><div class="area"><div class="item">É</div></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="block verticalLR">
<div class="block1">
<div class="area"><div class="item extraLeftPadding">É</div></div><div class="area"><div class="item">É</div></div>
</div>
<div class="block2 verticalRL" style="margin-left: 73px;">
<div class="area"><div class="item">É</div></div><div class="area"><div class="item">É</div></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="block verticalRL">
<div class="block1">
<div class="area"><div class="item">É</div></div><div class="area"><div class="item">É</div></div>
</div>
<div class="block2 verticalLR" style="margin-right: 73px;">
<div class="area"><div class="item">É</div></div><div class="area"><div class="item">É</div></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="block verticalRL">
<div class="block1">
<div class="area"><div class="item extraRightPadding">É</div></div><div class="area"><div class="item">É</div></div>
</div>
<div class="block2 verticalLR" style="margin-right: 73px;">
<div class="area"><div class="item">É</div></div><div class="area"><div class="item">É</div></div>
</div>
</div>