# Internationalization > Internationalization: a note from the Obsidian vault behind https://saifsiddiqui.in. Canonical URL: https://saifsiddiqui.in/te/brain/internationalization/ (this is its markdown representation; the same URL serves HTML to browsers) Other languages: en: https://saifsiddiqui.in/brain/internationalization/ · hi: https://saifsiddiqui.in/hi/brain/internationalization/ · kn: https://saifsiddiqui.in/kn/brain/internationalization/ · ur: https://saifsiddiqui.in/ur/brain/internationalization/ · ar: https://saifsiddiqui.in/ar/brain/internationalization/ · hi-Latn: https://saifsiddiqui.in/hi-latn/brain/internationalization/ **Type:** feature **Status:** planned **Created:** 2026-07-17 **Tags:** feature, i18n, rtl ## Internationalization Seven locales: English (source), Hindi, Kannada (Bangalore), Urdu, Telugu, Arabic, Hinglish. Urdu + Arabic are **RTL**. Full rationale + risk: [D006 - i18n Seven Languages and RTL](/brain/d006-i18n-seven-languages-and-rtl/). - **Routing:** Astro i18n, `/[locale]/…`, `hreflang` + `x-default`. - **Translation:** [D007 - Build-time AI Translation](/brain/d007-build-time-ai-translation/), generated from `en` at build time, committed static, reviewed per locale before going live. - **RTL:** `dir` on `` + logical CSS properties (see [Design System](/brain/design-system/)) → layout mirrors automatically; directional icons flip; GSAP offsets negate. - **Fonts:** Noto per script, **loaded per active locale only** (perf-critical, English visitors never download the Arabic font). Feeds the locale breakdown in [Custom Analytics](/brain/custom-analytics/) and boosts reach for [D009 - SEO and AI Crawlers](/brain/d009-seo-and-ai-crawlers/) (per-locale pages + hreflang). ## ఇంకా లింక్ చేయబడింది - [Custom Analytics](/te/brain/custom-analytics/) - [D006 - i18n Seven Languages and RTL](/te/brain/d006-i18n-seven-languages-and-rtl/) - [D007 - Build-time AI Translation](/te/brain/d007-build-time-ai-translation/) - [D009 - SEO and AI Crawlers](/te/brain/d009-seo-and-ai-crawlers/) - [Design System](/te/brain/design-system/) - [Portfolio Brain](/te/brain/portfolio-brain/) అన్ని గమనికలు: [/te/brain/](/te/brain/) --- Mohd Saif, Product Engineer. I build solutions, not dead software. Email: saifmd238@gmail.com · GitHub: https://github.com/Saif-09 · LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohd-saif-134076141/ · Résumé (PDF): https://saifsiddiqui.in/resume More for agents: - [/llms.txt](/llms.txt): short summary of this site - [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt): the complete text of every page in one fetch - [/agents.md](/agents.md): when to use this site, and how to query it - [/sitemap-index.xml](/sitemap-index.xml): every URL, in seven languages