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Genuine Arabic & Hebrew RTL — and why it matters for your business

A mirrored English layout is not Arabic support. Real right-to-left is a quiet competitive edge — and most competitors get it wrong.

RTL is not just 'flip the layout'

True RTL means alignment, reading order, icons and spacing all flow from the right — while numbers and Latin terms stay LTR inside the text.

Build on logical properties

Modern CSS uses logical properties like margin-inline, so the layout mirrors itself automatically when the language switches — one codebase, both directions.

Keep numbers and code LTR

Prices, phone numbers and code are still read left-to-right, even inside an Arabic sentence — isolating them correctly is what separates native from merely translated.

Typography is half the battle

Arabic and Hebrew need proper fonts and line-height — good type is what makes a page feel trustworthy and premium.

Why it sells

Customers trust a site that feels built for them — and that trust quietly turns into orders.

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