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.
Tracked via https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601180-adobe-indesign-bugs/suggestions/48967859-cursor-movement-wrongDisappearance 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-hebrSecond 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.
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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Adobe InDesign team
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Shneor Moses commented
pls fix hebrew bugs
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Chaya notik commented
Need to fix as soon as possible
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Dov D commented
I am very disappointed. We have been working for two years on InDesign 23, because of bugs that are not being treated by you in the Hebrew version. the entire graphic designer community hasn't upgraded. Now in 2025 version we don't see that there is a fix yet.
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יהודה הלר commented
ממש דחוף וקריטי אי אפשר ככה לעבוד
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יעל מור commented
לכל הדברים האלה חיכינו שיסודרו כבר ב-2024, בגלל זה אנו נשארים בנתיים עם גירסת 2023
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Vardit Dafni commented
Too much bugs to Hebrew language!
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Uriel Cohen commented
Too much bugs to Hebrew language!
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ronit STUDIO commented
The software does not fully meet my needs
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אריה גירשביין commented
I kindly ask that you address the listed bugs as soon as possible. It’s been a long time since I’ve updated the version because of these issues. Thank you, and I look forward to your prompt response and swift resolution.
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ישראל דרילמן commented
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Leah Cohen commented
דחוף לסדר את זה הזייה
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כנרת בדיחי commented
Please take into consideration your hebrew speaking users...
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שמעון בוקשפן commented
Please
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שמעון בוקשפן commented
פליז
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חיה מושקא קופציק commented
זה חשוב לנו מאוד, תודה רבה!!
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יוסי ויינברגר commented
Not working well for Israel
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אפקטיב דיזיין מיתוג עיצוב ופרסום commented
It's impossible not to fix it
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isaac bm commented
Please fix it in the next version
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קרן פרי commented
נורא זה מעיק מאד תתקנו בבקשה
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ישראל צבי קאיקוב commented
חובה לתקן את הבאג זה יקל על החיים