<!DOCTYPE html> <link rel="help" href="https://drafts.csswg.org/css2/visudet.html#abs-non-replaced-width" /> <link rel="match" href="vlr-ref.html"> <meta name="assert" content="This test checks the static position of an out of flow absolute positioned element, under various conditions." /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/fonts/ahem.css" /> <style> body { writing-mode: vertical-lr; } .container { position: relative; background: green; color: green; font: 16px/1 Ahem; border: solid black 3px; height: 400px; margin: 0 16px; padding: 2px; } .red { color: red; } .cb { position: relative; inset-block-start: 2px; inset-inline-start: 2px; } .rtl { direction: rtl; } .ltr { direction: ltr; } .inline { display: inline; } .abs { position: absolute; } .indent { text-indent: 20px; } * { text-indent: initial; } </style> There should be no red. <div class="container ltr"> XXX<span class="ltr">XX<div class="abs inline">XXXXX</div><span class="red">XXXXX</span></span> </div> <div class="container ltr indent"> XXX<span class="ltr">XX<div class="abs inline">XXXXX</div><span class="red">XXXXX</span></span> </div> <div class="container ltr"> XXX<span class="ltr">XX<div class="abs block">XXXXX</div><br><span class="red">XXXXX</span></span> </div> <div class="container ltr indent"> XXX<span class="ltr">XX<div class="abs block">XXXXX</div><br><span class="red">XXXXX</span></span> </div> <div class="container ltr"> XXX<span class="ltr cb">XX<div class="abs inline">XXXXX</div><span class="red">XXXXX</span></span> </div> <div class="container ltr indent"> XXX<span class="ltr cb">XX<div class="abs inline">XXXXX</div><span class="red">XXXXX</span></span> </div> <div class="container ltr"> XXX<span class="ltr cb">XX<div class="abs block">XXXXX</div><br><span class="red">XXXXX</span></span> </div> <div class="container ltr indent"> XXX<span class="ltr cb">XX<div class="abs block">XXXXX</div><br><span class="red">XXXXX</span></span> </div> <div class="container ltr"> <span class="cb">XXX<span class="ltr">XX<div class="abs inline">XXXXX</div><span class="red">XXXXX</span></span></span> </div> <div class="container ltr indent"> <span class="cb">XXX<span class="ltr">XX<div class="abs inline">XXXXX</div><span class="red">XXXXX</span></span></span> </div> <div class="container ltr"> <span class="cb">XXX<span class="ltr">XX<div class="abs block">XXXXX</div><br><span class="red">XXXXX</span></span></span> </div> <div class="container ltr indent"> <span class="cb">XXX<span class="ltr">XX<div class="abs block">XXXXX</div><br><span class="red">XXXXX</span></span></span> </div>