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Hi Airtable Community,

I'm experiencing some challenges with RTL (Right-to-Left) text handling in my base, specifically when mixing Hebrew/Arabic with English content. I'd love to get some insights from the community on best practices and possible solutions.

Current Issues:

  • Text alignment becomes inconsistent when mixing RTL languages (Hebrew/Arabic) with English
  • The reading flow is disrupted, making it uncomfortable to read and work with the data
  • This affects both table views and interface elements

Questions:

  1. Is there a way to set a default RTL alignment for specific fields or tables?
  2. Are there any known workarounds for handling mixed RTL/LTR content effectively?
  3. Does Airtable support RTL for automated emails and notifications?

Use Case: I'm managing a project where we frequently need to input both Hebrew and English content. Currently, the mixed text appears jumbled and unclear, which impacts our team's efficiency and data readability.

I've already tried:

  • Using different field types
  • Adjusting field width
  • Testing various text formatting options

Any suggestions or best practices would be greatly appreciated. Has anyone successfully implemented a workflow that handles RTL content smoothly?

 

If you're experiencing similar RTL/mixed language issues, please give this post a kudos (👍) to help it reach the right people who can help. The more visibility we get, the better chance we have of finding a solution that works for everyone dealing with RTL language support in Airtable!

Let's work together to improve the RTL experience. Looking forward to hearing your suggestions and experiences!

#RTL #Localization #HebrewSupport #ArabicSupport #InterfaceDesign

 

I don't think there's a way to set RTL I'm afraid.  If you're open to tinkering with some scripting you can write a Tampermonkey script that'll help you do it on your browser locally, but that script would need to be installed on all of your team member's computers I'm afraid

When you say automated emails, are you referring to the 'Send email' action in Automations?  If so, you could try using this script in the message:

<p style="direction:rtl">Test Hello.<br>On a new line<br><br>Two new lines later</p>

Which would result in this:

 
 

Thank you for your replay .

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