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Create a new TanStack Start project with RTL support.

Create Project

Create a new project using the --rtl flag and the start template.

You can skip this step if you have already created a project using shadcn/create.

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest create --template start --rtl

This will create a components.json file with the rtl: true flag.

components.json
{
  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema.json",
  "style": "base-nova",
  "rtl": true
}

Add DirectionProvider

Add the dir="rtl" and lang="ar" attributes to the html tag. Update lang="ar" to your target language.

Then wrap your app with the DirectionProvider component with the direction="rtl" prop in your __root.tsx:

src/routes/__root.tsx
import { DirectionProvider } from "@/components/ui/direction"
 
export const Route = createRootRoute({
  component: RootComponent,
})
 
function RootComponent() {
  return (
    <html lang="ar" dir="rtl">
      <head>
        <Meta />
      </head>
      <body>
        <DirectionProvider direction="rtl">{children}</DirectionProvider>
        <Scripts />
      </body>
    </html>
  )
}

Add Font

For the best RTL experience, we recommend using fonts that have proper support for your target language. Noto is a great font family for this and it pairs well with Inter and Geist.

Install the font using Fontsource:

pnpm add @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-arabic

Import the font in your styles.css:

src/styles.css
@import "tailwindcss";
@import "tw-animate-css";
@import "shadcn/tailwind.css";
@import "@fontsource-variable/noto-sans-arabic";
 
@theme inline {
  --font-sans: "Noto Sans Arabic Variable", sans-serif;
}

For other languages, eg. Hebrew, you can use @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-hebrew.

Add Components

You are now ready to add components to your project. The CLI will take care of handling RTL support for you.

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add item