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[css-pseudo-4][css-lists-3] Allow 'writing-mode' on ::marker

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Description

It's a common effect in vertical writing for the list marker to be rendered horizontally. In most cases the best way to do this is using text-combine-upright: all, but allowing writing-mode on the marker (which turns it into an atomic inline, effectively, and should cause it therefore to position similar to an image marker) might make sense also.

Relates to https://github.com/w3c/jlreq/issues/170

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Start by reading the issue alongside the referenced jlreq issue, then inspect the CSS Pseudo-4 and CSS Lists-3 draft sections for ::marker and writing-mode. Done means the Working Group has resolved whether this is supported and the relevant draft text reflects that decision.

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Tech stack
css
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documentation
Issue type
Feature
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5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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