Currently, RTL behavior in Framer mirrors layouts too aggressively, which causes unintended layout changes and reduces control in real production use cases.

From real-world multilingual projects, the expected workflow is:

Maintain layout stability by default

Apply selective mirroring only where needed

At the moment:

Elements like layout alignment, distribution (e.g., horizontal “Start → Right”), and spacing are automatically flipped in RTL

This creates inconsistencies, especially in navigation and structured layouts

Typography, spacing, padding, and alignment lack per-locale control

Users often need to rely on custom scripts or workarounds to manage RTL/LTR behavior

Key needs

Per-locale control for:

Text alignment

Typography

Spacing/padding/gaps

Flex/stack distribution

Ability to disable automatic mirroring globally or per element

More predictable behavior for layout alignment in RTL (e.g. horizontal stacks not flipping unexpectedly)

Better control over which elements should mirror vs remain fixed

Real issue example

Layout distribution set from “Start → Right” flips incorrectly in RTL

Navigation and structured components behave inconsistently

Requires manual overrides or external scripts to fix

Why this matters

Framer already supports localization, but advanced multilingual sites require fine-grained control over layout behavior, not just automatic mirroring.

Better RTL handling would significantly improve:

production workflows

scalability of multilingual sites

consistency across layouts