Arabic IME character joining and RTL direction issues in Safari
OS: macOS 14.0 · Device: Desktop or Laptop Any · Browser: Safari 17.0
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Arabic IME character joining and RTL direction issues in Safari
Arabic IME character joining and RTL direction issues in Safari
Scenario ID
scenario-ime-rtl-and-character-joining
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| Case | OS | Device | Browser | Keyboard | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ce-0179-arabic-ime-character-joining-safari | macOS 14.0 | Desktop or Laptop Any | Safari 17.0 | Arabic (IME) | draft |
| ce-0207-hebrew-ime-rtl-composition-firefox | Windows 11 | Desktop or Laptop Any | Firefox 120.0 | Hebrew (IME) | draft |
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| Browser | Windows | macOS |
|---|---|---|
| Firefox | — | |
| Safari | — |
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Cases
This scenario affects multiple languages. Cases are grouped by language/input method below.
Arabic
1 caseHebrew
1 caseHebrew IME RTL text direction and character composition issues
OS: Windows 11 · Device: Desktop or Laptop Any · Browser: Firefox 120.0
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