Adds automatic RTL (Right-to-Left) support to Copilot chat for Arabic and mixed Arabic/English text.
Works with VS Code, Cursor, and Antigravity.
Arabic or mixed text → RTL direction + your chosen font & size
English-only text → LTR with optional custom font & size
Code blocks → always LTR (untouched)
Screenshots
VS Code
Cursor
Antigravity
Usage
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and run:
Command
Description
Copilot RTL: Enable
Inject RTL patch and reload VS Code
Copilot RTL: Disable
Remove RTL patch and reload VS Code
Copilot RTL: Show Status
Check if the patch is currently active
Note: VS Code may show a warning that the installation is modified — this is expected. If you see a permissions error, restart VS Code as Administrator.
Settings
Open Settings (Ctrl+,)
Search for Copilot RTL
Antigravity users:Ctrl+, opens Antigravity's own settings, not VS Code settings.
To access Copilot RTL settings in Antigravity, open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and search for "Preferences: Open Settings (UI)", then search for Copilot RTL.
Arabic (RTL) text
Setting
Default
Description
copilotRtl.fontFamily
vazirmatn
Font for Arabic text (e.g. Cairo, Tahoma, Arial)
copilotRtl.fontSize
13
Font size in pixels (8–40)
copilotRtl.lineHeight
1.8
Line spacing for Arabic text (1–4)
copilotRtl.textAlign
justify
Text alignment for Arabic text: justify or right
English (LTR) text
Setting
Default
Description
copilotRtl.ltrFontFamily
(empty)
Font for English text — leave empty to use VS Code default
copilotRtl.ltrFontSize
0
Font size in pixels — set to 0 to use VS Code default
copilotRtl.ltrLineHeight
0
Line spacing — set to 0 to use VS Code default
After changing any setting, VS Code will automatically prompt you to Reload to apply the change.
Tip: If the Arabic font isn't installed on your system, a warning will appear in the DevTools console (Help → Toggle Developer Tools).
