<style>
div {
  writing-mode: vertical-lr;
  font-size: 50px;
  font-family: Ahem;
  white-space: pre;
}
span {
  background-color: green;
  color: blue;
}
</style>
<div><span>some    </span><br>
    <span>text</span></span>
<span>some    </span><br>
    <span>text</span></span></div>
