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Point
Point
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January 31, 2021

Launched: Add support for RTL languages

  • January 31, 2021
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Hello!
I wanted to report a problem with the text component
The component works great in all languages, but I noticed that in the Hebrew language (and probably also in Arabic) the order of the letters is reversed
This is a well-known problem in Hebrew because it needs RTL support

.redro esrever ni nettirw si txet elohw eht taht si ti gnitartsurf woh kniht tsuJ

(Just think how frustrating it is that the whole text is written in reverse.)

Another important thing to note is that we (speakers of RTL languages) are very aware of this problem, but designers who do not speak these languages ​​often encounter this problem without noticing. For example, even in the familiar game - Brawl Stars (They corrected this after the post was published) and many others have problems with the Hebrew text displayed in the screenshots of the game in Google play

For the developers of Figma- I found great documentation for the implementation of RTL in SVG: Creating SVG Tiny Pages in Arabic, Hebrew and other Right-to-left scripts

I really like to design in Figma but it’s just awful to design with Hebrew text so please add RTL support

    84 replies

    kolyba
    kolyba
    New Participant
    January 31, 2021

    While this is not added you can take advantage of plugins for this. I’m sure you’re aware, but there are a few that help with this, Arabic & RTL Support being the most installed one.

      Lishay
      Lishay
      January 31, 2021

      Actually, this is a real pain point for a big part of the population who speak the RTL languages.
      Many companies are waiting with their transition to Figma because of the lack of support for these languages 🙄

        Point
        PointAuthor
        New Member
        February 1, 2021

        Thanks, it works great in Hebrew too
        But still, Figma needs to solve this problem

          Saeed_Alipoor
          Saeed_Alipoor
          New Participant
          February 19, 2021

          The RTL PLZ plugin would help you, hope Figma adds support for RTL language ASAP.

            Navid_Najm
            Navid_Najm
            March 15, 2021

            Typing in RLT languages such as Persian (Farsi) is really a hassle in Figma, adobe xd simply fixed it from the beginning. This feature is really missing on Figma, there are plugins that reverse LRT but that’s not a consistent and permanent solution, and takes ages to do this on big projects. Please add this feature.

            Love you guys at @figma

              Mushon
              Mushon
              New Member
              April 23, 2021

              None of the plugins are a viable solution. Especially when we get to symbols, dynamic text and responsive layouts. Figma has been ignoring the community on this subject for years. Figma it is time for you to assume the design leadership role you claim to be entitled to and realize not all of your users look, talk, and write like you.

                idozaifman
                idozaifman
                April 27, 2021

                We are a Community of Hebrew/Arabic Native speakers.
                We love Figma but it is not inclusive. our community represents more than 1500 companies (we are 3500 people and growing every day)
                Hope that you will Finally realize the potential of the Israel ecosystem with more Unicorn companies anywhere in the world outside of the US

                Cheers,
                Your friend from Israel,
                Ido Zaifman
                #fof_israel

                  Ofer_Ariel
                  Ofer_Ariel
                  May 1, 2021

                  It’s critical to have it, I know of many people that are still working with XD and not Figma because of this RTL issue

                    111474
                    111474
                    May 2, 2021

                    It is very difficult for me to work with Figma when every word I have to make RTL with a dedicated plugin. Most of my sites are in Hebrew. I prefer to work with other software even though I did a Figma course

                      Ruthie
                      Ruthie
                      May 3, 2021

                      Working on Hebrew product is possible thanks to the community that provides plugins, but it’s still an incredible pain point. Plugins don’t work seamlessly, you need different plugins for different needs (writing va converting vs resizable components), it’s a challenge if you work with non-Hebrew speaking dev team, and makes it very difficult to make good typography.

                      Plugins can’t be a permanent solution.

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