# RTL issue with @ placement in user names

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/rtl-issue-with-placement-in-user-names/395810>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** rtl\
**Created:** [February 11, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rtl-issue-with-placement-in-user-names/395810 "2026-02-11T10:46:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rtl-issue-with-placement-in-user-names/395810/5 "2026-02-11T13:20:16Z")

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> [@serkhelesheyi](#):
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> What happens:
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> - The “@” symbol is always rendered on the right side of the username, regardless of whether the username is RTL or LTR (in high context topic cards)

I cannot reproduce that. This is what I see here on Meta after changing my interface to Arabic:

 ![Screenshot_20260211_141403_Firefox](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/b/e/7be83628bf83affd8dc7406c047f67ac3ebfd5c7.jpeg)

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