which way is horizontal

Horizontal means “side-to-side,” like the line of the horizon, not “up-and- down.”

Quick Scoop

• A horizontal line goes left to right, parallel to the ground or horizon.

• A vertical line goes up and down, like a flagpole or a tall building.

Easiest way to picture it

• Look at the line where the sky seems to meet the ground (the horizon). That line is horizontal.

• If you draw a line that matches that direction on paper or a screen, that’s horizontal (top and bottom edges of most screens are horizontal).

• Vertical is just the opposite direction, straight up and down, crossing the horizontal at a right angle.

If it looks like the horizon or the way you lie down to sleep, it’s horizontal. If it looks like how you stand up, it’s vertical.

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