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Building an Arabic and English app: right-to-left done right
Bilingual products win in the GCC. How to plan Arabic right-to-left support from the start instead of bolting it on later.
In the UAE and Saudi Arabia, many customers expect Arabic. A product that switches language and layout smoothly feels local and trustworthy.
Plan from day one
- Design layouts that mirror cleanly for right-to-left
- Use fonts that support Arabic well
- Store all text in translation files, never hard-coded
- Format dates, numbers and currencies per locale
Translate, then localise
Literal translation is not enough. Adapt examples, tone and offers for Arabic-speaking customers.
Do not forget search
Arabic pages need their own titles, descriptions and keywords so they rank for Arabic searches.
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