# Switch/toggle buttons not correct for RTL languages
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-toggle-buttons-not-correct-for-rtl-languages/384634
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** fixed, rtl
**Created:** [October 3, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-toggle-buttons-not-correct-for-rtl-languages/384634 "2025-10-03T14:37:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@discojan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/discojan)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-toggle-buttons-not-correct-for-rtl-languages/384634/1 "2025-10-03T14:37:40Z")
Here’s how it looks
It should be reverted, currently it is the same as LTR
example of how it should look like with material.
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-toggle-buttons-not-correct-for-rtl-languages/384634/3 "2026-02-05T12:19:51Z")
This looks fixed to me, can you confirm?
Example in the theme section:
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### Author:  [@discojan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/discojan)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-toggle-buttons-not-correct-for-rtl-languages/384634/4 "2026-02-05T15:21:35Z")
Based on image provided:
The **arrow** icon in switch/toggle button is wrong should be same icon as RTL, however the way toggle works is correct for RTL
also here
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-toggle-buttons-not-correct-for-rtl-languages/384634/5 "2026-02-05T15:35:53Z")
So icons arent flipped in RTL? @Osama
I had assumed since you read the other way , they should be?
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### Author:  [@discojan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/discojan)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-toggle-buttons-not-correct-for-rtl-languages/384634/6 "2026-02-05T15:44:06Z")
Not everything has to be mirrored, but some icons can.
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-toggle-buttons-not-correct-for-rtl-languages/384634/7 "2026-02-05T15:45:00Z")
Damn, then I need to revert my latest PR.
When you say “has” to, does that mean it “can be but not necessary” or its plain wrong?
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### Author:  [@discojan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/discojan)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-toggle-buttons-not-correct-for-rtl-languages/384634/8 "2026-02-05T16:11:50Z")
No, it usually “depends”, depends on context and metaphor etc.
See [https://ux.stackexchange.com/a/100168](https://ux.stackexchange.com/a/100168) even tho Material design has changed since then for bidi/RTL etc
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-toggle-buttons-not-correct-for-rtl-languages/384634/9 "2026-02-05T18:14:46Z")
Gotcha.
This should fix it again.
[UX: undo catch-all for RTL icons and add reply by chapoi · Pull Request #37575 · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/37575)
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-toggle-buttons-not-correct-for-rtl-languages/384634/10 "2026-02-16T10:56:25Z")