<div class="container" id="container" dir="rtl">
  <div class="item">1</div>
  <div class="item">2</div>
  <div class="item">3</div>
  <div class="item">4</div>
  <div class="item">5</div>
</div>
<div class="controls">
  <input type="radio" name="flex-direction" id="row" 
         onclick="
                  var container=document.getElementById('container'); 
                  container.style.WebkitFlexDirection = 'row'; 
                  container.style.flexDirection = 'row'; 
                  " checked>
  <label for="row">flex-direction: row;</label>
  <br>
  <input type="radio" name="flex-direction" id="row-reverse" 
         onclick="
                  var container=document.getElementById('container'); 
                  container.style.WebkitFlexDirection = 'row-reverse'; 
                  container.style.flexDirection = 'row-reverse'; 
                  ">
  <label for="row-reverse">flex-direction: row-reverse;</label>
  <br>
  <input type="radio" name="flex-direction" id="column" 
         onclick="
                  var container=document.getElementById('container'); 
                  container.style.WebkitFlexDirection = 'column'; 
                  container.style.flexDirection = 'column'; 
                  ">
  <label for="column">flex-direction: column;</label>
  <br>
  <input type="radio" name="flex-direction" id="column-reverse" 
         onclick="
                  var container=document.getElementById('container'); 
                  container.style.WebkitFlexDirection = 'column-reverse'; 
                  container.style.flexDirection = 'column-reverse'; 
                  ">
  <label for="column-reverse">flex-direction: column-reverse;</label>
</div>
body {
  background-color: #F5F5F5;
  color: #555;
  font-size: 1.1em;
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}

hr {
  margin: 50px 0;
}

.container {
  margin: 150px auto;
  max-width: 800px;
  padding: 20px;
  -webkit-display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-display: -webkit-flex;
  display: -webkit-box;
  display: -ms-flexbox;
  display: flex;
  background-color: #594255;
}

.item {
  background-color: #fff;
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  margin: 2px;
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 100px;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-family: sans-serif;
  font-size: 5em;
  color: #594255;
}

.controls {
  background-color: white;
  width: 300px;
  padding: 20px;
  line-height: 150%;
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
}