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This module adds buttons to CKEditor 5 in Drupal that allow content editors to set or switch the text direction to right-to-left or left-to-right. This functionality is crucial for languages like Arabic and Hebrew, as well as for creating content with mixed text directions.
Provides RTL and LTR text direction buttons for CKEditor 5 in Drupal. These buttons allow content editors to set or switch the text direction on block-level elements such as paragraphs and headings. This is essential for authoring content in right-to-left languages such as Arabic and Hebrew, and for creating mixed-direction content.
Installation
Install as you would normally install a contributed Drupal module. See https://www.drupal.org/docs/extending-drupal/installing-modules for further information. No external library download is needed — the CKEditor 5 bidi plugin is bundled with the module.
Configuration
- Go to Administration > Configuration > Content authoring > Text formats and editors (/admin/config/content/formats).
- Click the "Configure" button of a text format that already have "CKEditor" selected as it's "Text Editor".
- While on that text format configuration page, activate BiDi buttons by dragging them into active buttons area of the editor toolbar.
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| Version | Type | Core | PHP | Release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2.1 | Stable | 10–11 | Jun 12, 2026 | ||
| 5.2.0 | Stable | 10–11 | Feb 23, 2026 | ||
| 5.1.1 | Stable | 10–11 | Apr 30, 2025 | ||
| 5.0.1 | Stable | 10–11 | Apr 13, 2025 | ||
| 5.1.0 | Stable | 10–11 | Apr 13, 2025 | ||
| 5.0.0 | Stable | 10–11 | Sep 5, 2024 | ||
| 5.0.x-dev | Dev | 10–11 | Jul 5, 2024 | ||
| 4.0.1 | Stable | 9–10 | Sep 15, 2023 | ||
| 4.0.0 | Stable | 9–10 | Jan 30, 2023 |