Bug 492042

Summary: RTL subtitles display problem
Product: [Applications] kdenlive Reporter: haykelgg
Component: Title Clips & SubtitlesAssignee: Ron <kdenlive-bugs>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: wishlist CC: berndmj, fritzibaby, taritom
Priority: NOR Keywords: triaged
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Microsoft Windows   
OS: Microsoft Windows   
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Description haykelgg 2024-08-22 13:56:52 UTC
Created attachment 172856 [details]
bug

Hey,

can you fix the RTL problem on the subtitles. When writing/ importing arabic/ persian subs the caracters like commas, points etc. are are displayed inversed.

RTL direction works fine with the Title tool.

Thanks in advance,
Comment 1 Tarig 2025-12-07 18:41:18 UTC
This is not a BUG in kdenlive. This issue is very common in situations where apps of part of an app does not deliberately address the RTL issue for Arabic Urdu, Persian or Hebrew, as explained here:
Unicode Characters: Adding special Unicode characters (Right-to-Left Embedding: U+202B) at the start of an RTL segment and Pop Directional Formatting (U+202C) at the end can "force" correct rendering in text-based subtitle formats (SRT, VTT).

The python script from this Github https://github.com/NabiKAZ/RTL-subtitle  fixes this. I wonder if it can be added to Kdenlive as a RTL option in Subtitles styles manager.

Thank you so much
Comment 2 Bernd 2025-12-07 18:48:50 UTC
Changed to Wish List