# Left-Right conversion
It depends on the site...
1. Best case scenario:
```
html {
direction:rtl;
}
```
```
```
If it looks mostly OK, then all is left just some minor CSS fixes:
- flipping images (in carousel / slider)
- list elements' bullet is defined using a background image
- If text's align is defined explicitly (e.g. using WP's text editor)
inline, then each and every element must be overridden using
`!important`
2. Bootstrap and framework alike:
- some framework might provide a dedicated RTL css file
[bootstrap-rtl.css](https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-rtl/3.2.0-rc2/css/bootstrap-rtl.css)
3. If this is not case, each and every element must be positioned individually
## Mixed content within text
- When it comes to actually render the text (numbers), the direction
is determined by a couple of rules. Please read
[this](http://dotancohen.com/howto/rtl_right_to_left.html) for the
details.
- ***As a rule of thumb: during the translation (from LTR language to
RTL), don't use your CAT tool to change the order of the numbers and
text where the translation is with latin characters. Phone numbers
like 1-800-123-1234 should be left in this order.***
- To make sure numbers are rendered properly at the end, a
Left-to-Right (LRM) must be inserted before every number. The dash
between numbers split them, so LRM must be inserted after them
again. [Click to read more on how to insert these LRM characters](http://dotancohen.com/howto/rtl_right_to_left.html#InsertingNonprintingCharactersIntoText).
- The same holds for parenthesis, etc. Make sure you understand the
rules; sometime LRM must be inserted _after_ the closing parenthesis
```
(TTY/TDD) 711
```
```
(TTY/TDD) 711
```
```
(TTY/TDD) 711
```
- As an alternative, LRE character can be inserted _before_ the
sequence, terminated by a PDF mark.
- To edit the XML (XLIFF) directly, use
[Sublime](http://www.sublimetext.com/), available on Windows, OS X
and Linux as well. It works very well with Regular Expressions. It's
a robust way to insert these marks using their unicode symbol, such
as ``
Further readings:
- [http://dotancohen.com/howto/rtl_right_to_left.html](http://dotancohen.com/howto/rtl_right_to_left.html)