Is it possible to rotate text using CSS 2.1?

Question

I am using FlyingSaucer to generate an image from HTML and I am restricted to CSS 2.1. I would like to use CSS to rotate text in a <div> but these rotate styles are only supported on CSS 3:

-o-transform: rotate(-15deg);
-ms-transform: rotate(-15deg);
-webkit-transform: rotate(-15deg);
transform: rotate(-15deg);

I cannot use Javascript, only HTML and CSS.

Is there any way to rotate text using CSS 2.1?

Maintenance

Just out of curiosity; what kind of project is it that limits you to use CSS 2.1 in December of 2014? I'm currently also building a site where there are still IE8 users, but hey – they wont see any modern things. (Like custom web fonts and slightly rotated text for headings). But I try to make sure that the site is usable for IE8 users, even if it does not look the same. – Vow

My project involves a server-side creation of an image using FlyingSaucer which is restricted to using CSS 2.1. I am trying to determine if there is another way to rotate text and unfortunately I believe the answer is no :( – Maintenance

Answer 1

That's not possible. Flying Saucer only works with CSS 2.1 and some extensions properties as per documentation: https://flyingsaucerproject.github.io/flyingsaucer/r8/guide/users-guide-R8.html#xil_43

Yann

Answer 2

No. There are other technologies (SVG, Flash, …) but if you are restricted to CSS 2.1 (which is more than ten years old) I guess you also can't use any other technology of the current age.

Vow