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What do WPT results for the CSS features that WebVTT and IMSC rendering rely on (ruby, writing modes, bidi, emphasis) show per engine?

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The CSS layout tests beneath subtitle styling tell a different story from the WebVTT cue reftests: css-writing-modes bidi tests pass 88 of 94 in all four engines, while css-ruby passes 114, 114, 111 and 64 of 179 and text-emphasis tests 77, 90, 125 and 20 of 145 (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari). So engine differences in WebVTT bidi are not explained by generic CSS bidi support; whether ruby results explain the cue failures is not established. Curator qualifications: Third-party CI result summaries parsed 2026-10-22; no browser run; screenshots not inspected. css-ruby set growth from 129 to 179 between runs (F2) not re-parsed. Indirect for TTML/IMSC, which browsers do not render natively. Limitations: Third-party CI result summaries parsed 2026-10-22; no browser run; screenshots not inspected. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] The CSS layout tests beneath subtitle styling tell a different story from the WebVTT cue reftests: css-writing-modes bidi tests pass 88 of 94 in all four engines, while css-ruby passes 114, 114, 111 and 64 of 179 and text-emphasis tests 77, 90, 125 and 20 of 145 (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari). So engine differences in WebVTT bidi are not explained by generic CSS bidi support; whether ruby results explain the cue failures is not established. · locator: [producer working copy; not public],edge,firefox,safari}_summary.json.gz (chrome sha256 2968512dffa25d6a equal to pin; plain JSON) source

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