Glossary
What is Bidirectional Text (BiDi)?
Text mixing right-to-left and left-to-right content — like an Arabic sentence containing an English brand name.
In more depth
The Unicode BiDi algorithm handles ordering automatically, but punctuation around mixed runs often needs explicit direction marks.
Why it matters for your website
Understanding Bidirectional Text (BiDi) helps you make better decisions when taking a WordPress site multilingual — from choosing URL structures and engines to controlling costs. Transxlate handles the mechanics (language URLs, lang attributes, caching, hreflang on Pro) so terms like this become settings, not engineering projects.
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