 font-size:64px; }
.item {
   border-width: 2px 5px 3px 4px;
   border-style: solid;
   padding: 6px 3px 7px 8px;
   margin: 10px 6px 4px 12px;
}
.extraTopPadding { padding-top: 30px; }
.extraBottomPadding { padding-bottom: 30px; }
.item { display: inline-block; }
.item.verticalRL { margin-bottom: 0px; }
</style>

<p>4x1 with parallel and orthogonal items.</p>
<div class="block directionRTL"><div class="item verticalRL">É</div><div class="item">É</div><div class="item verticalRL">É</div><div class="item"