Adds automatic RTL (Right-to-Left) support to VS Code Copilot chat for Arabic and mixed Arabic/English text.
Arabic or mixed text → RTL direction + your chosen font
English-only text → LTR (unchanged)
Code blocks → always LTR
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.
Changing Font & Size
Open Settings (Ctrl+,)
Search for Copilot RTL
Update the settings:
Setting
Default
Description
copilotRtl.fontFamily
vazirmatn
Font for Arabic text (e.g. Tahoma, Arial, Cairo, Segoe UI)
copilotRtl.fontSize
13
Font size in pixels (8–40)
After changing a setting, VS Code will automatically prompt you to Reload to apply the change.
Install from VSIX
code --install-extension copilot-rtl-x.x.x.vsix
Or via Extensions panel → ... → Install from VSIX...
