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Bug fix: Arabic and Persian are unreadible due to writing direction #406

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fixed writing direction when the language is set to arabic
mohammed-r9 May 15, 2026
1dce244
fixed kdb being reversed when language is set to arabic
mohammed-r9 May 15, 2026
4813b6a
applied the writing direction bug fix to persian
mohammed-r9 May 15, 2026
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36 changes: 32 additions & 4 deletions src/styles/custom.css
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Expand Up @@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ Add styles or override variables from the theme here.

--gin-blue: hsl(215, 69%, 52%);

--sl-hue-blue: 215;
--sl-hue-blue: 215;
--sl-color-blue-low: hsl(var(--sl-hue-blue), 54%, 20%);
--sl-color-blue: hsl(var(--sl-hue-blue), 100%, 60%);
--sl-color-blue-high: hsl(var(--sl-hue-blue), 100%, 87%);

--sl-color-accent-low: hsl(204, 54%, 20%);
--sl-color-accent: hsl(204, 100%, 60%);
--sl-color-accent-high: hsl(204, 100%, 85%);
Expand All @@ -26,12 +26,40 @@ Add styles or override variables from the theme here.
:root[data-theme='light'],
[data-theme='light'] ::backdrop {
/* Colours (light mode) */

--sl-color-blue-high: hsl(var(--sl-hue-blue), 80%, 30%);
--sl-color-blue: hsl(var(--sl-hue-blue), 90%, 60%);
--sl-color-blue-low: hsl(var(--sl-hue-blue), 88%, 90%);

--sl-color-accent-high: hsl(215, 80%, 30%);
--sl-color-accent: hsl(215, 90%, 60%);
--sl-color-accent-low: hsl(215, 88%, 90%);
}
}

/* Fix writing direction when the language is set to arabic and persian */
/* The fix should be applied to all RTL languages, if more to be added in the future */
html[lang='ar'] *,
html[lang='fa'] * {
direction: rtl;

pre,
.code,
.expressive-code,
.expressive-code *,
code span {
direction: ltr;
text-align: left;
}

kbd {
flex-direction: row-reverse;
}

a[rel="next"] svg {
rotate: 180deg;
}

a[rel="prev"] svg {
rotate: 180deg;
}
}