<!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: 200px;
   font-family: Ahem;
}
.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 {
   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; }
.item { display: inline-block; }
.block1, .block2 { float: left; }
</style>

<p>1x4 with parallel items, but opposite block-flow direction.</p>
<div class="block verticalLR">
  <div class="block1">
    <div class="item">É</div><div class="item">É</div>
  </div>
  <div class="block2 verticalRL">
    <div class="item">É</div><div class="item">É</div>
  </div>
</div>
<div class="block verticalLR">
  <div class="block1">
    <div class="item extraLeftPadding">É</div><div class="item extraRightPadding">É</div>
  </div>
  <div class="block2 verticalRL" style="margin-left:15.5px;">
    <div class="item">É</div><div class="item">É</div>
  </div>
</div>
