SUMMARY Left and Right has the same meaning for Arabic as other languages. However, "Align Left" in Krita keeps the text aligned right for Arabic (RTL). Krita chose to use SVG's attribute text-anchor:start instead of text-anchor:left when left is explicitly chosen. The same applies for right. text-anchor:start only makes sense when no alignment explicitly chosen. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Choose SVG Text Tool. 2. Type Arabic text. (Result: text is right-aligned which is correct). 3. Click the "Align Left" button. (Result: Nothing changed where it should left-align). OBSERVED RESULT Text is right-aligned EXPECTED RESULT Text should be left-aligned after clicking "Align Left" SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.1 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.74 Qt Version: 5.15.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Calligra Words does the alignment correctly so it can be used as a reference.