Codex desktop app does not render Hebrew/RTL assistant messages correctly

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jul 11, 2026 by aagprojectsteam-max Closed Jul 11, 2026
## Summary

The Codex desktop app chat UI does not render Hebrew / right-to-left assistant messages correctly.

Assistant messages written in Hebrew remain visually left-aligned and are difficult to read, especially when mixed with English terms, inline code, command blocks, or table-like content.

## App version

- App: ChatGPT / Codex desktop app
- Build: Powered by Codex & OWL
- Version: 26.707.31428
- Released: July 10, 2026
- OS: Windows

## Steps to reproduce

Open a new Codex desktop chat and send the following prompt:

Please reply in Hebrew.

Test goal: Your message should render RTL and be right-aligned if RTL is supported.

1) Mixed Hebrew + English:
אני בודק את Zorin OS מול Ubuntu, כי חשוב לי לדעת האם ה-kernel מתעדכן והאם Wine יעבוד כמו שצריך.

2) Inline code + punctuation:
נא לציין מה ההבדל בין `apt` לבין `dpkg`, ומה המשמעות של PATH=/usr/local/bin.

3) Code block:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install wine

4) Table-like content:
מערכת: Ubuntu | סטטוס: Supported
מערכת: Zorin  | סטטוס: Supported

## Expected behavior

Assistant messages whose main content is Hebrew should render with proper RTL layout.

The desktop app should either auto-detect Hebrew / RTL content and render the assistant message right-to-left / right-aligned, or respect direction hints such as `dir="rtl"` and `text-align: right`.

## Actual behavior

The assistant message remains visually left-aligned in the Codex desktop app.

Hebrew text is hard to read, especially when mixed with English product names, Linux distribution names, inline code, code blocks, or pseudo-table content.

## Tried workarounds

The assistant tried formatting responses with `dir="rtl"`, `text-align: right`, Unicode RTL markers, and shorter Hebrew lines.

These did not fix the message bubble alignment in the desktop app.

## Additional notes

This is especially problematic for Hebrew users because long technical explanations become difficult to read.

I can provide screenshots showing the desktop rendering issue.

<img width="430" height="427" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9640dd50-f032-4c74-9132-bd2672777368" />

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