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description: To make right-to-left (RTL) language users feel more at home, Salesforce supports Arabic and Hebrew as end-user languages and Urdu as a platform language. In Lightning Experience and Experience Builder sites, the RTL Language Layout is the default layout for right-to-left languages, with some important limitations. Salesforce Classic and Experience Cloud sites using Salesforce Tabs + Visualforce offer limited support for RTL languages for some features.
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# Right-to-Left (RTL) Language Support

To make right-to-left (RTL) language users feel more at home, Salesforce supports Arabic and Hebrew as end-user languages and Urdu as a platform language. In Lightning Experience and Experience Builder sites, the RTL Language Layout is the default layout for right-to-left languages, with some important limitations. Salesforce Classic and Experience Cloud sites using Salesforce Tabs + Visualforce offer limited support for RTL languages for some features.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Limited support in: Salesforce Classic (<a href="https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=overview_edition_lex_only.htm&amp;type=5&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">not available in all orgs</a>)</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Essentials</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and<strong> Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

Lightning Experience and Experience Builder sites support Arabic and Hebrew as [end-user languages](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.faq_getstart_what_languages_does.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Salesforce offers three levels of language support: fully supported languages, end-user languages, and platform-only languages. For fully supported languages, Salesforce features and user interface (UI) text appear in the chosen language. End-user languages allow individual users to select a language other than the company’s default language for end-user facing UI. In situations where Salesforce doesn’t provide default translations, use platform-only languages to localize apps and custom functionality that you build on the Salesforce Platform."), and Urdu as a platform language.

Right-to-left language layout in Lightning Experience and Experience Builder sites focuses on the standard use cases for common Sales and Service Cloud objects plus standard reports and dashboards. The RTL layout supports UI mirroring and has appropriate UI and text alignment for bidirectional languages. It’s the default layout in Lightning Experience and Experience Builder sites for right-to-left languages.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-basics-264-0-0-production-enus/d8bf6981-f8ef-4f16-bfbd-c42ed32044eb/images/icon_note.png)

Note The user’s personal language determines whether languages are displayed from right to left or from left to right for that user. For instance, if a user’s language is set to English, Hebrew text displays from left to right for that user and can render incorrectly.

Salesforce Classic and Experience Cloud sites using Salesforce Tabs + Visualforce provide only limited support for some features for these right-to-left languages. Because right-to-left languages aren’t fully supported in Salesforce Classic, many features don’t appear as expected. There are no plans to expand the list of supported features for Salesforce Classic.

## Right-to-Left Language Support Limitations

When enabling a right-to-left language, be aware of these limitations.

- Right-to-left support isn’t available for all Clouds and features, as detailed in the following limitations tables.
- Google Chrome is the recommended browser for Lightning Right-to-Left (RTL) Support. Apple Safari is also supported. Other browsers aren’t recommended for Lightning RTL Support. See [Supported Browsers and Devices for Lightning Experience](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.getstart_browsers_sfx.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Lightning Experience is available on multiple editions and recommends using the Salesforce mobile app on mobile devices. Specific browsers and devices are supported, and there are limitations and considerations for third-party browser extensions and JavaScript libraries.") for requirements and limitations for Google Chrome and Apple Safari.
- Lightning right-to-left support is available with Technical Requirements for Tablets. Otherwise, it isn’t supported in the Salesforce mobile app or any other mobile app or mobile browser.
- Salesforce doesn’t provide default translations for Urdu because it’s a platform-only language. However, you can localize apps and custom functionality that you build on the Salesforce Platform with Urdu. If the app or functionally has right-to-left support, the resulting translations display right to left. See Supported Languages in Salesforce Help for more information on platform-only languages.

## Clouds with Right-to-Left Support Limitations

   
| Cloud | Supported in Lightning Experience? | Supported in Salesforce Classic? | Details |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Commerce Cloud | No | No |   |
| Experience Cloud | Can be applied with custom CSS in Aura sites built with Experience Builder. Limited support available for standard components in sites built using Lightning Web Runtime (LWR) | Not supported in sites using Salesforce Tabs + Visualforce |   |
| Consumer Goods | Partial | No | Right-to-left support for Hebrew only. |
| Financial Services Cloud | Partial | No | Right-to-left support for Hebrew only. |
| Health Cloud | Partial | No | Right-to-left support for Hebrew only. |
| Marketing Cloud Engagement | No | No |   |
| Marketing Cloud Account Engagement | No | No |   |
| Sales Cloud Einstein | No | No |   |
| Salesforce CPQ and Billing | No | No |   |

## Features with Right-to-Left Language Support Limitations

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small ">
        <colgroup>
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        <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
          <tr class="">
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d2586e320">Feature</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d2586e323">Supported in Lightning Experience?</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d2586e326">Supported in Salesforce Classic?</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d2586e329">Lightning Experience RTL Support Limitations</th>
          </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Feature" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e320 ">Case Feed</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Lightning Experience?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e323 ">Yes</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Salesforce Classic?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e326 ">Limited support</td>

            <td data-label="Lightning Experience RTL Support Limitations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e329 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Feature" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e320 ">Chat</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Lightning Experience?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e323 ">Yes</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Salesforce Classic?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e326 ">Limited support</td>

            <td data-label="Lightning Experience RTL Support Limitations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e329 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Feature" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e320 ">Lightning Data</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Lightning Experience?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e323 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Salesforce Classic?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e326 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Lightning Experience RTL Support Limitations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e329 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Feature" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e320 ">Einstein Activity Capture</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Lightning Experience?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e323 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Salesforce Classic?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e326 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Lightning Experience RTL Support Limitations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e329 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Feature" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e320 ">CRM Analytics</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Lightning Experience?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e323 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Salesforce Classic?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e326 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Lightning Experience RTL Support Limitations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e329 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Feature" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e320 ">Emails</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Lightning Experience?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e323 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Salesforce Classic?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e326 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Lightning Experience RTL Support Limitations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e329 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Feature" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e320 ">Enterprise Territory Management</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Lightning Experience?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e323 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Salesforce Classic?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e326 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Lightning Experience RTL Support Limitations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e329 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Feature" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e320 ">Feeds</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Lightning Experience?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e323 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Salesforce Classic?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e326 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Lightning Experience RTL Support Limitations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e329 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Feature" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e320 ">Field Service</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Lightning Experience?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e323 ">Partial</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Salesforce Classic?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e326 ">Not available in Salesforce Classic</td>

            <td data-label="Lightning Experience RTL Support Limitations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e329 ">Right-to-left support for Hebrew only (Beta).</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Feature" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e320 ">Learning Paths</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Lightning Experience?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e323 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Salesforce Classic?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e326 ">Not available in Salesforce Classic</td>

            <td data-label="Lightning Experience RTL Support Limitations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e329 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Feature" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e320 ">Inbox</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Lightning Experience?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e323 ">Yes</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Salesforce Classic?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e326 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Lightning Experience RTL Support Limitations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e329 ">
              <ul>
                <li>Features available with an Inbox license in Outlook and Gmail integrations
                  aren’t compatible with RTL languages. Included are Insert Availability, Send
                  Later, Email Tracking, and Text Shortcuts.</li>

                <li>When an RTL language is selected in Gmail, the side panel appears on the left
                  side of your inbox or calendar, not on the right. However, the panel's contents
                  are displayed correctly from right to left.</li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Feature" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e320 ">Knowledge</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Lightning Experience?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e323 ">Yes</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Salesforce Classic?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e326 ">Limited support</td>

            <td data-label="Lightning Experience RTL Support Limitations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e329 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Feature" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e320 ">Sales Dialer</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Lightning Experience?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e323 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Salesforce Classic?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e326 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Lightning Experience RTL Support Limitations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e329 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Feature" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e320 ">PDF generation</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Lightning Experience?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e323 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Salesforce Classic?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e326 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Lightning Experience RTL Support Limitations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e329 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Feature" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e320 ">Search</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Lightning Experience?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e323 ">Yes</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Salesforce Classic?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e326 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Lightning Experience RTL Support Limitations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e329 ">See <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.search_rtl_limitations.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank">Right-to-Left (RTL) Language
                Limitations</a></td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Feature" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e320 ">Visualforce</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Lightning Experience?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e323 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Supported in Salesforce Classic?" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e326 ">No</td>

            <td data-label="Lightning Experience RTL Support Limitations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d2586e329 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>

## Known Issues with RTL in Lightning Experience

Lightning Right-to-Left Support has the following known visual discrepancies:

- In report builder, when working in a right-to-left language, the formula editing menu flows from right to left. But the formula editing field for summary and row-level formulas flows from left to right.
- Improper alignment and minor misplacement of some UI elements including images, arrows, and buttons
- Potential minor overlapping or truncated UI elements

#### See Also

- [Supported Languages](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.faq_getstart_what_languages_does.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Salesforce offers three levels of language support: fully supported languages, end-user languages, and platform-only languages. For fully supported languages, Salesforce features and user interface (UI) text appear in the chosen language. End-user languages allow individual users to select a language other than the company’s default language for end-user facing UI. In situations where Salesforce doesn’t provide default translations, use platform-only languages to localize apps and custom functionality that you build on the Salesforce Platform.")
- [Right-to-Left (RTL) Language Limitations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.search_rtl_limitations.htm&type=5&language=en_US)
- [Technical Requirements for Tablets](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.lex_ipad_browser.htm&type=5&language=en_US)