<html>
<head>
<style>
#v {
-moz-column-count: 2;
width: 10ch;
height: 3.7em;
font: 14px monospace;
text-transform: lowercase;
direction: rtl;
border: 1px solid black;
}
</style>
</head>
<body onload="document.getElementById('v').style.direction = 'ltr';">
<div id="v">aaaa bbbb cccc dddd eeee !</div>
</body>
</html>