# Switch your store to right-to-left (Arabic)

When Arabic is one of your store languages, the storefront switches to right-to-left automatically. To force the direction by hand, open the **Theme Customizer** in the theme editor and press **RTL** under **Page Direction**, then pick an Arabic-capable font.

## Steps

1. Open **Online Store → Theme Settings** and click the swatch icon in the left rail to open **Theme Customizer**.
2. Under **Page Direction**, choose **RTL** (or **LTR** to go back). This is a store-wide setting.
3. Under **Typography**, search the font list and pick one marked with the **ar** chip so Arabic letters render correctly: Noto Sans, Noto Serif, Tajawal, Cairo, Changa, Amiri, Reem Kufi, Almarai, Mada, El Messiri, Kufam, Lalezar, Scheherazade, Markazi Text, IBM Plex Sans Arabic, beIN Black or Assistant.
4. Click **Save** and check the page is **Published**.
5. If Arabic should be the main language of the store, go to **Store Settings → Languages** and set **Default language** to العربية; add it with **Add Language** if it isn't there yet.

## Common problems

- Arabic text looks wrong or shows as boxes → the chosen font has no Arabic letters; pick one with the **ar** chip in **Typography**.
- Only one block is still aligned left → that block has its own alignment set in **Styles → Typography**; change its text align there.
- Store is Arabic but still left-to-right → add Arabic under **Store Settings → Languages** and set it as default, or press **RTL** in **Page Direction**.
- Landing page needs Arabic → set **Landing page language** to Arabic in the landing page's settings (gear icon); each landing page has one language.

## Related
- [How to change your storefront's language, including right-to-left (RTL)](https://help.dropify.shop/en/store_theme/change-your-storefront-language-or-rtl/)
- [Change your store's colours, font and corner radius](https://help.dropify.shop/en/guides/change-store-colors-fonts-and-corner-radius/)
- [Add a second language and translate your store](https://help.dropify.shop/en/guides/add-a-second-language-and-translate-your-store/)