image-orientation

This is an experimental technology
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Summary

The image-orientation CSS property describes how to correct the default orientation of an image.

Note:

This property is not intended to perform arbitrary rotation on an image, but to correct erroneous orientation. That's why it is rounded to the nearest quarter of a turn.
Similarly this property is not intended to handle the layout -> portrait changing. As image-orientation affects only images, it won't work: the changes must happen at the layout-level.

Initial value	`0deg`
Applies to	all elements
Inherited	yes
Media	visual
Computed value	an `<angle>`, rounded to the next quarter turn from `0deg` and normalized, that is moduloing the value by `1turn`
Animatable	no
Canonical order	the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Syntax

image-orientation: 0deg;
image-orientation: 6.4deg;     /* Rounded to 0deg */
image-orientation: -90deg;     /* Equivalent to 270deg, its normalized computed value */
image-orientation: from-image; /* Use EXIF data from the image */
image-orientation: 90deg flip; /* Rotate 90deg, and flip it horizontally */
image-orientation: flip;       /* No rotation, only applies a horizontal flip */

/* Global values */
image-orientation: inherit;
image-orientation: initial;
image-orientation: unset;

Values

from-image: The EXIF information contained in the image will be used to rotate the image appropriately.
<angle>: The <angle> of rotation to apply to the image. It is rounded to the nearest 90deg (0.25turn).
flip: The image is flipped horizontally, that is reflected, after the rotation given by the <angle> value. If no <angle> is given, 0deg is used.

Formal syntax

from-image | <angle> | [<angle>? flip]

Examples

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Image Values and Replaced Content Module Level 4 The definition of 'image-orientation' in that specification.	Working Draft	The `from-image` and `flip` keywords have been added.
CSS Image Values and Replaced Content Module Level 3 The definition of 'image-orientation' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	Initial definition

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support	Not supported	26 (26)	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported
`from-image`	Not supported	26 (26)	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported
`flip`	Not supported	26 (26)	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported

Feature	Android	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	Firefox OS (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	Not supported	26.0 (26)	1.2 (26)	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported
`from-image`	Not supported	26.0 (26)	1.2 (26)	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported
`flip`	Not supported	26.0 (26)	1.2 (26)	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported

image-orientation

Summary

Syntax

Values

Formal syntax

Examples

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

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