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| name | arib-docs-language |
| argument-hint | <component> --locale <code> |
| description | Docs | Universal language/i18n compliance - RTL, LTR, CJK, Indic, fonts, formatting, accessibility |
Verify language, localization, and script-direction compliance for any target locale or writing system.
User types /arib-docs-language [component] [--locale <code>]
Examples:
/arib-docs-language header --locale ar-SA/arib-docs-language user-profile --locale zh-CN/arib-docs-language checkout --locale ja/arib-docs-language all --locale he/arib-docs-language dashboard --locale hi/arib-docs-language all ← audits all locales configured in the projectEnter universal language verification mode by reading .claude/agents/language.md.
Determine the target script direction from the locale:
ar, he, fa, ur → RTLzh, ja, ko → CJKhi, bn, ta, te → Indicen, fr, de, es, pt, tr, ru → LTRSearch the target component for hardcoded user-facing text:
# Detect any hardcoded text (not just Arabic)
grep -rn ">[^<{]*[a-zA-Z\u0600-\u06FF\u4E00-\u9FFF\u3040-\u309F][^<{]*<" \
--include="*.js" --include="*.tsx" --include="*.ts" --include="*.vue" \
--include="*.jsx" --include="*.svelte" [component-path]
For each match found:
Expected: All user-facing text should use i18n keys like t('key.name') or equivalent.
Verify proper direction markup for the target locale:
For RTL locales (ar, he, fa, ur):
dir="rtl" when locale is active<html dir={isRTL ? 'rtl' : 'ltr'}>For CJK locales (zh, ja, ko):
lang attribute is set correctlywriting-mode support if vertical text is neededword-break: keep-all for Korean, etc.)For Bidi content:
<bdi> / unicode-bidi usage for mixed-direction textdir="auto"Verify CSS uses logical properties for bidirectional support:
Correct (logical properties):
margin-inline-start instead of margin-leftmargin-inline-end instead of margin-rightpadding-inline-start instead of padding-lefttext-align: start instead of text-align: leftinset-inline-start instead of leftborder-inline-start instead of border-leftScan for problematic patterns:
grep -rn "margin-left\|margin-right\|padding-left\|padding-right\|text-align:\s*left\|text-align:\s*right" \
--include="*.css" --include="*.scss" --include="*.module.css" [component-path]
Document each instance that should use logical properties.
Verify font support for the target locale:
| Script Group | Required Check |
|---|---|
| Arabic | Arabic font family, correct shaping, tashkeel rendering |
| CJK | CJK font loaded, correct weight, character coverage |
| Indic | Devanagari/Bengali/Tamil font, complex ligatures |
| Cyrillic | Extended Cyrillic coverage for all target languages |
| Latin Ext. | Accented characters, special glyphs (ñ, ß, ø, etc.) |
Check:
@font-face declarations load properlyVerify locale-aware formatting using Intl APIs:
| Format | What to Check |
|---|---|
| Numbers | Correct digit system (Eastern Arabic ٠١٢, Devanagari ०१२) |
| Decimals | Correct separator (comma vs. period vs. momayyez) |
| Dates | Correct format (DD/MM, MM/DD, YYYY年MM月DD日) |
| Calendar | Correct calendar system (Gregorian, Hijri, Buddhist, etc.) |
| Currency | Correct symbol, placement, and formatting |
| Time | 12-hour vs. 24-hour based on locale convention |
| Timezone | Correct default timezone for the target market |
Expected: All formatting should use Intl.NumberFormat, Intl.DateTimeFormat, Intl.DisplayNames - never hardcoded logic.
Verify the component handles multilingual input correctly:
For RTL locales, verify:
For CJK locales, verify:
Verify locale-aware accessibility:
lang attribute set on elements with different-language contentCOMPLIANT
✅ LANGUAGE AUDIT - COMPLIANT
Component: [component-name]
Target Locale: [locale-code] ([script-direction])
Audit Date: [date]
Findings:
- Hardcoded strings: PASS (all use i18n keys)
- Content direction: PASS (dir attribute correct)
- CSS logical properties: PASS (no physical properties)
- Font & typography: PASS (target script supported)
- Number/Date/Currency: PASS (Intl APIs used)
- Input & text processing: PASS (Unicode-aware)
- UI layout & mirroring: PASS (direction-correct)
- Accessibility: PASS (lang + ARIA correct)
Status: Ready for [locale-name] market
NON-COMPLIANT
❌ LANGUAGE AUDIT - NON-COMPLIANT
Component: [component-name]
Target Locale: [locale-code] ([script-direction])
Audit Date: [date]
Issues Found:
1. [CRITICAL] Hardcoded Strings:
- File: [path], Line [n]: "[text]"
- Action: Move to i18n translation file under key [suggested-key]
2. [HIGH] Direction Support:
- Missing dir="rtl" on [element]
- Action: Add dynamic dir attribute based on locale
3. [MEDIUM] CSS Physical Properties:
- File: [path]: margin-left used instead of margin-inline-start
- Action: Replace with CSS logical property
4. [MEDIUM] Font Loading:
- Missing [script] font configuration
- Action: Add font-face declaration with fallback stack
5. [LOW] Accessibility:
- Missing lang="[code]" on [element]
- Action: Add lang attribute for embedded content
Priority Actions:
1. [Most critical fix]
2. [Next fix]
3. [Next fix]
Re-run audit after fixes: /arib-docs-language [component] --locale [code]
| Code | Language | Script | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| ar-SA | Arabic (Saudi) | Arabic | RTL |
| ar-EG | Arabic (Egypt) | Arabic | RTL |
| he | Hebrew | Hebrew | RTL |
| fa | Persian | Arabic | RTL |
| ur | Urdu | Arabic | RTL |
| zh-CN | Chinese (Simp) | Han | LTR |
| zh-TW | Chinese (Trad) | Han | LTR |
| ja | Japanese | Han+Kana | LTR/TTB |
| ko | Korean | Hangul | LTR |
| hi | Hindi | Devanagari | LTR |
| bn | Bengali | Bengali | LTR |
| ta | Tamil | Tamil | LTR |
| th | Thai | Thai | LTR |
| ru | Russian | Cyrillic | LTR |
| en | English | Latin | LTR |
| fr | French | Latin | LTR |
| de | German | Latin | LTR |
| es | Spanish | Latin | LTR |
| pt-BR | Portuguese | Latin | LTR |
| tr | Turkish | Latin | LTR |
| Element | RTL Check | LTR Check |
|---|---|---|
<html> | dir="rtl" set | dir="ltr" or omitted |
<body> | Inherits from html or explicit | Inherits from html or omitted |
| Language attribute | lang="ar" or lang="ar-SA" | lang="en" or lang="en-US" |
| Input/form elements | dir="auto" for user input | dir="ltr" or omit |
| Embedded content | Nested lang attribute if different | lang attribute if needed |
Replace physical properties with logical equivalents for bidirectional support:
Margins:
/* Physical (problematic in RTL) */
margin-left: 1rem; /* RIGHT in RTL */
margin-right: 1rem; /* LEFT in RTL */
/* Logical (correct) */
margin-inline-start: 1rem; /* Always left in LTR, right in RTL */
margin-inline-end: 1rem; /* Always right in LTR, left in RTL */
Padding:
/* Physical */
padding-left: 20px;
padding-right: 20px;
/* Logical */
padding-inline-start: 20px;
padding-inline-end: 20px;
Text Alignment:
/* Physical */
text-align: left; /* WRONG in RTL */
text-align: right; /* WRONG in LTR */
/* Logical */
text-align: start; /* Left in LTR, right in RTL */
text-align: end; /* Right in LTR, left in RTL */
Borders:
/* Physical */
border-left: 2px solid red;
border-right: 2px solid blue;
/* Logical */
border-inline-start: 2px solid red;
border-inline-end: 2px solid blue;
Positioning:
/* Physical */
left: 10px;
right: 10px;
/* Logical */
inset-inline-start: 10px; /* Left in LTR, right in RTL */
inset-inline-end: 10px; /* Right in LTR, left in RTL */
Width/Height on blocks:
/* Physical block offset */
left: 0;
top: 0;
/* Logical equivalent */
inset: 0; /* All sides */
inset-inline-start: 0; /* Start of line */
inset-block-start: 0; /* Top of block */
Standard hierarchy for translation keys:
feature.section.action.description
Examples:
├─ navigation
│ ├─ menu.home
│ ├─ menu.about
│ ├─ menu.contact
│ └─ breadcrumb.separator
├─ user
│ ├─ profile.title
│ ├─ profile.email.label
│ ├─ profile.email.error.required
│ └─ profile.save.button
├─ forms
│ ├─ login.title
│ ├─ login.email.label
│ ├─ login.email.error.invalid
│ ├─ login.password.label
│ ├─ login.password.error.weak
│ └─ login.submit.button
└─ errors
├─ http.404.title
├─ http.404.message
├─ http.500.title
└─ http.500.message
Avoid:
label.1, text.2, msg (unscalable)title_subtitle_desc (hard to translate)user_profile_title and admin_profile_title (use context instead)Do use:
pages.settings.profile.titlevalidation.email.invalidcheckout.payment.method.labelJavaScript using Intl.NumberFormat:
const num = 1234567.89;
// US English
new Intl.NumberFormat('en-US').format(num);
// Output: 1,234,567.89
// German (dot for thousands, comma for decimal)
new Intl.NumberFormat('de-DE').format(num);
// Output: 1.234.567,89
// Arabic (Eastern Arabic numerals)
new Intl.NumberFormat('ar-SA').format(num);
// Output: 1,234,567.89 (with Eastern Arabic digits)
// Indian English (lakh/crore system)
new Intl.NumberFormat('en-IN').format(num);
// Output: 12,34,567.89
Python:
import babel.numbers
locale.format_number(1234567.89, locale='en_US')
# 1,234,567.89
locale.format_number(1234567.89, locale='de_DE')
# 1.234.567,89
locale.format_number(1234567.89, locale='ar_SA')
# 1,234,567.89 (with Eastern Arabic script)
JavaScript:
const date = new Date('2026-04-19');
// US: MM/DD/YYYY
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US').format(date);
// 4/19/2026
// German: DD.MM.YYYY
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('de-DE').format(date);
// 19.4.2026
// Arab: DD/MM/YYYY
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('ar-SA').format(date);
// 19/4/2026
// Chinese: YYYY年MM月DD日
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('zh-CN', {
year: 'numeric',
month: 'long',
day: 'numeric'
}).format(date);
// 2026年4月19日
// Japanese: YYYY年MM月DD日
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('ja-JP').format(date);
// 2026/4/19
// With time
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
year: 'numeric',
month: 'short',
day: 'numeric',
hour: '2-digit',
minute: '2-digit',
second: '2-digit',
hour12: true
}).format(date);
// Apr 19, 2026, 12:00:00 AM (12-hour format)
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('de-DE', {
year: 'numeric',
month: 'short',
day: 'numeric',
hour: '2-digit',
minute: '2-digit',
hour12: false
}).format(date);
// 19. Apr 2026, 00:00 (24-hour format)
JavaScript:
const amount = 1234.56;
// US Dollar
new Intl.NumberFormat('en-US', {
style: 'currency',
currency: 'USD'
}).format(amount);
// $1,234.56
// Euro (Germany uses comma for decimal)
new Intl.NumberFormat('de-DE', {
style: 'currency',
currency: 'EUR'
}).format(amount);
// 1.234,56 €
// British Pound
new Intl.NumberFormat('en-GB', {
style: 'currency',
currency: 'GBP'
}).format(amount);
// £1,234.56
// Saudi Riyal (symbol after number, RTL context)
new Intl.NumberFormat('ar-SA', {
style: 'currency',
currency: 'SAR'
}).format(amount);
// 1,234.56 ر.س.
// Indian Rupee
new Intl.NumberFormat('en-IN', {
style: 'currency',
currency: 'INR'
}).format(amount);
// ₹1,234.56
// Japanese Yen (no decimal places)
new Intl.NumberFormat('ja-JP', {
style: 'currency',
currency: 'JPY'
}).format(amount);
// ￥1,235 (rounded up, no decimals)
// Chinese Yuan
new Intl.NumberFormat('zh-CN', {
style: 'currency',
currency: 'CNY'
}).format(amount);
// ¥1,234.56
Problem: Mixed LTR and RTL text can display incorrectly without proper markup.
Example:
User input: "Hello مرحبا World" (English + Arabic + English)
Without markup: Hello مرحبا World (may display incorrectly)
With markup: Hello <bdi>مرحبا</bdi> World (correct)
Solutions:
<bdi> tag (Bidirectional Isolation):<!-- Isolate user-generated or potentially bidirectional content -->
<p>Posted by <bdi>Ahmed_2026</bdi> on <time>2026-04-19</time></p>
<!-- Handles usernames that might be RTL -->
unicode-bidi CSS:/* For pre-formatted text that needs isolation */
.user-input {
unicode-bidi: isolate;
direction: auto; /* Auto-detect direction */
}
dir="auto":<!-- Auto-detect direction based on first strong directional character -->
<input type="text" dir="auto" placeholder="Enter name">
<!-- Adapts when user types Arabic or Hebrew -->
<p dir="auto">Start typing in any direction...</p>
<!-- Use RLE/RLM (Right-to-Left Mark) or LRE/LRM (Left-to-Right Mark) -->
<!-- After English text, add: ‬ (Pop Directional Formatting) -->
<p>Email: user@example.com‬ <span lang="ar">البريد الإلكتروني</span></p>
body {
/* Modern approach: system fonts + fallbacks */
font-family:
-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, /* macOS, iOS */
"Segoe UI", /* Windows */
"Traditional Arabic", /* macOS/iOS specific */
"Simplified Arabic", /* macOS/iOS specific */
"Droid Arabic Naskh", /* Android */
"GE Dinar One", /* Arabic-specific modern */
"Arial", /* Fallback */
sans-serif;
font-size: 16px; /* Larger for tashkeel (diacritical marks) */
}
/* For headings, use fonts with better shaping */
h1, h2, h3 {
font-family: "GE Dinar Two", "Arial", sans-serif;
font-weight: 600; /* Bold for better rendering */
}
/* Account for text shaping complexity */
.arabic-text {
font-feature-settings: "liga" 1, "dlig" 1; /* Enable ligatures */
letter-spacing: 0.5px; /* Slight increase for clarity */
}
/* Simplified Chinese (zh-CN) */
.zh-CN {
font-family:
-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont,
"Microsoft YaHei", /* Windows best choice */
"WenQuanYi Micro Hei", /* Linux open-source */
"PingFang SC", /* macOS newer */
"Hiragino Sans GB", /* macOS older */
"STHeiti", /* macOS system */
"sans-serif";
line-height: 1.6; /* Taller for CJK characters */
}
/* Traditional Chinese (zh-TW, zh-HK) */
.zh-TW {
font-family:
-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont,
"Microsoft JhengHei", /* Windows best */
"WenQuanYi Micro Hei", /* Linux */
"PingFang TC", /* macOS newer */
"Hiragino Sans", /* macOS older */
"STHeiti",
"sans-serif";
word-break: keep-all; /* Keep CJK words intact */
}
body {
font-family:
-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont,
"Segoe UI",
"Noto Sans JP", /* Google open-source */
"Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro", /* macOS */
"Yu Gothic", /* Windows */
"MS PGothic", /* Windows fallback */
"sans-serif";
line-height: 1.7; /* Account for ruby text and combining marks */
}
/* Ruby text (furigana) support */
ruby {
ruby-position: over;
font-size: 0.5em;
}
rt {
font-size: inherit;
font-family: "Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro", sans-serif;
}
/* Line breaking for Japanese */
.japanese-text {
word-break: break-word;
line-break: strict;
}
body {
font-family:
-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont,
"Segoe UI",
"Noto Sans CJK KR", /* Google open-source */
"Apple SD Gothic Neo", /* macOS/iOS */
"Noto Sans Korean",
"Malgun Gothic", /* Windows */
"sans-serif";
word-break: keep-all; /* Preserve word boundaries */
line-height: 1.6;
}
/* Devanagari (Hindi, Sanskrit) */
.devanagari {
font-family:
"Noto Sans Devanagari", /* Google open-source */
"ITrans",
"Arial Unicode MS",
sans-serif;
font-size: 18px; /* Larger for complex ligatures */
line-height: 1.8; /* Account for height of marks */
letter-spacing: 0.3px; /* Clarity for conjuncts */
}
/* Bengali */
.bengali {
font-family:
"Noto Sans Bengali",
"Arial Unicode MS",
sans-serif;
font-size: 17px;
line-height: 1.8;
}
/* Tamil */
.tamil {
font-family:
"Noto Sans Tamil",
"Arial Unicode MS",
sans-serif;
font-size: 18px;
line-height: 1.8;
}
body {
font-family:
-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont,
"Segoe UI",
"Noto Sans",
"Roboto",
"Arial",
sans-serif;
font-size: 16px;
}
/* Extended Cyrillic coverage needed for all target languages */
@font-face {
font-family: "Roboto";
src: url("/fonts/roboto-cyrillic-ext.woff2") format("woff2");
unicode-range: U+0400-04FF, U+0500-052F; /* Cyrillic + Extended */
}
body {
font-family:
"System UI",
"Segoe UI",
"Helvetica",
sans-serif,
"Apple Color Emoji", /* Must come after main fonts */
"Segoe UI Emoji",
"Noto Color Emoji"; /* For Linux */
}
| Mistake | Example | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcoded dates | "April 19, 2026" in code | Use Intl.DateTimeFormat with locale |
| Hardcoded numbers | "1,234.56" | Use Intl.NumberFormat |
| String concatenation | "Total: " + amount (fails in RTL) | Use message format: t('price.total', { amount }) |
| No dir attribute | Assume LTR layout | Always set dir="ltr" or dir="rtl" |
| Physical CSS | margin-left: 10px | Use margin-inline-start |
| Left/right icons | Arrow always points left | Mirror for RTL, use symbolic icons instead |
| No font stack | Only specify Latin font | Provide fallback chain for target scripts |
| Ignore line height | Default 1.2 for CJK | Increase to 1.6-1.8 for complex scripts |
| No IME support | Assume QWERTY input | Test with CJK input method editors |
| Email in URL param | ?email=user@example.com | RTL can break parameter parsing |
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