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Hebrew Text Bugs in InDesign 2025

  1. Incorrect cursor movement with arrow keys in Visual movement mode: When working with Hebrew text in Visual movement mode, the arrow keys do not move the cursor in the expected or desired direction. This issue disrupts editing and text arrangement in Hebrew.
    Tracked via https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/48967859-cursor-movement-wrong

  2. Disappearance of punctuation marks and letters in exported PDFs: In various situations when working with Hebrew text, certain punctuation marks (e.g., periods, commas, etc.) and individual letters disappear in the final exported PDF file.
    Tracked via https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/49051367--id-4245219-disappearing-punctuation-marks-in-hebr

  3. Second letter disappears after an opening letter: Under certain conditions, the second letter after the opening letter in a word vanishes. This issue affects the appearance and natural flow of the text.

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With 19.0 release we had added the support of Harfbuzz shaper as a default for World-Ready Composer in InDesign. Post that few issues were reported related Hebrew Text.

Over the period of ID19.x releases we have fixed various issues related to Harfbuzz shaper that are listed below:

1. Incorrect text direction when mixed languages are used.

2. Punctuation marks are getting lost when exporting it to PDFs.

3. When we apply forced line breaks, the right-to-left text changes to left-lo-right.

4. Overlapping of right-to-left text we place any .psd file in the textframe.

5. Selection and cursor navigation issues when we try to edit tables in story editor.

6. Text overlapping upon creating outlines when it contains footnote reference.

From ID19.4 version onwards, we have also provided a preference within the application to allow users to switch to legacy shaping engine for World-Ready Composer in case users are facing issues specific to Harfbuzz shaper, so that the behaviour becomes similar to what happens for ID18.x versions.

The new option is present in InDesign's preferences under:

Preferences > Advanced Type > 'Enable Legacy Text Shaping for Adobe World-Ready Composer'

If you still continue to face any issue with ID20.0 version - even after trying the preference to switch to legacy shaper, we request you to create a separate Uservoice thread for each issue so that they can be tracked and prioritised appropriately.

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  • בניה נצח מורג commented  ·   ·  Report

    As a Hebrew user in InDesign, I am forced to stay in the old version because there are so many bugs that do not allow real work in Hebrew. It hurts my work, and I can't enjoy the necessary innovations that are in the newer versions.
    I have been a loyal user of Adobe for several years, pay a high amount and am happy to continue paying - but deliver the result! Don't make me stop being your user.

  • חן רז commented  ·   ·  Report

    נא טיפולכם בדחיפותת

  • Rachel Leibovitch - Miller plus commented  ·   ·  Report

    We demand that the bugs in the latest version be fixed, the monthly payment is very high, it does not make sense to pay so much money, and we are unable to use it, because of many bugs that do not allow us to enjoy it

  • Enav Dekel commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please fix the bugs in InDesign for the Hebrew language

  • Joel Hakoune commented  ·   ·  Report

    These bugs were already present in the 2024 version, and they still haven't been corrected, even in 2025. All the users using RTL (hebrew), are stuck with the old version (2023), we can't upgrade to a newer version.
    Please correct these bugs ASAP.
    Thanks.

  • אברומי אנשין commented  ·   ·  Report

    All the Hebrew users could not use the recent versions because of these critical bugs. We are using version 18.5.4 and can't upgrade InDesign. It is very frustrating! Please fix these bags. we are asking to fix them for a very long time.

  • Moty Naftali commented  ·   ·  Report

    All the Hebrew users could not use the recent versions because of these critical bugs. We are using version 18.5.4 and can't upgrade InDesign. It is very frustrating! Please fix these bags. we are asking to fix them for a very long time.

  • Ivriya Fisher Shtauber commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hebrew Text Bugs in InDesign 2025
    Incorrect cursor movement with arrow keys in Visual movement mode: When working with Hebrew text in Visual movement mode, the arrow keys do not move the cursor in the expected or desired direction. This issue disrupts editing and text arrangement in Hebrew.

    Disappearance of punctuation marks and letters in exported PDFs: In various situations when working with Hebrew text, certain punctuation marks (e.g., periods, commas, etc.) and individual letters disappear in the final exported PDF file.

    Second letter disappears after an opening letter: Under certain conditions, the second letter after the opening letter in a word vanishes. This issue affects the appearance and natural flow of the text.

  • יוחנן ברנשטיין commented  ·   ·  Report

    Second letter disappears after an opening letter: Under certain conditions, the second letter after the opening letter in a word vanishes. This issue affects the appearance and natural flow of the texא

    All the Hebrew users could not use the recent versions because of these critical bugs. We are using version 18.5.4 and can't upgrade InDesign. It is very frustrating! Please fix these bags. we are asking to fix them for a very long time.

    Inability to select vowel points (nikkud) or other diacritics: When trying to select vowel points or other diacritical marks, only the letter itself gets selected, making it difficult to properly adjust or move the nikkud and diacritics independently.

    תנועת סמן שגויה עם מקשי החצים במצב תנועה חזותית: בעבודה עם טקסט בעברית במצב תנועה חזותית, מקשי החצים אינם מזיזים את הסמן לכיוון הצפוי או הרצוי. נושא זה משבש את העריכה וסידור הטקסט בעברית.

    היעלמות סימני פיסוק ואותיות בקובצי PDF מיוצאים: במצבים שונים בעבודה עם טקסט בעברית, סימני פיסוק מסוימים (למשל, נקודות, פסיקים וכו') ואותיות בודדות נעלמים בקובץ ה-PDF המיוצא הסופי.

    אות שניה נעלמת לאחר אות פתיחה: בתנאים מסוימים, האות השנייה אחרי אות הפתיחה במילה נעלמת. נושא זה משפיע על המראה והזרימה הטבעית של הטקסט.

  • Moshe Cohen commented  ·   ·  Report

    Second letter disappears after an opening letter: Under certain conditions, the second letter after the opening letter in a word vanishes. This issue affects the appearance and natural flow of the tex

  • תמר בן בסט commented  ·   ·  Report

    All the Hebrew users could not use the recent versions because of these critical bugs. We are using version 18.5.4 and can't upgrade InDesign. It is very frustrating! Please fix these bags. we are asking to fix them for a very long time.

  • InDesign Tips commented  ·   ·  Report

    Inability to select vowel points (nikkud) or other diacritics: When trying to select vowel points or other diacritical marks, only the letter itself gets selected, making it difficult to properly adjust or move the nikkud and diacritics independently.

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