diff --git a/packages/pdf/src/templates/rhyhorn/RhyhornPage.tsx b/packages/pdf/src/templates/rhyhorn/RhyhornPage.tsx
index e00000c58..2d99a29ac 100644
--- a/packages/pdf/src/templates/rhyhorn/RhyhornPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/pdf/src/templates/rhyhorn/RhyhornPage.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { TemplatePageProps } from "../../document";
 import type { TemplateColorRoles, TemplateStyleContext, TemplateStyleSlots } from "../shared/types";
 import { useMemo } from "react";
 import { rgbaStringToHex } from "@reactive-resume/utils/color";
+import { isRTL } from "@reactive-resume/utils/locale";
 import { useRender } from "../../context";
 import { Image, Page, StyleSheet, View } from "../../renderer";
 import { CustomFieldContactItem, WebsiteContactItem } from "../shared/contact-item";
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ const useRhyhornTemplate = (): RhyhornTemplate => {
 		const primary = rgbaStringToHex(metadata.design.colors.primary);
 		const colors: TemplateColorRoles = { foreground, background, primary };
 		const metrics = getTemplateMetrics(metadata.page);
+		const rtl = isRTL(metadata.page.locale);
 
 		const bodyText = {
 			fontFamily: metadata.typography.body.fontFamily,
@@ -168,6 +170,7 @@ const useRhyhornTemplate = (): RhyhornTemplate => {
 			fontWeight: metadata.typography.body.fontWeights[0] ?? "400",
 			lineHeight: metadata.typography.body.lineHeight,
 			color: foreground,
+			...(rtl ? { direction: "rtl" as const, textAlign: "right" as const } : {}),
 		} satisfies Style;
 
 		const baseStyles = StyleSheet.create({
@@ -180,6 +183,7 @@ const useRhyhornTemplate = (): RhyhornTemplate => {
 				fontFamily: metadata.typography.body.fontFamily,
 				fontSize: metadata.typography.body.fontSize,
 				lineHeight: metadata.typography.body.lineHeight,
+				direction: rtl ? "rtl" : "ltr",
 			},
 			text: bodyText,
 			heading: {
@@ -188,49 +192,80 @@ const useRhyhornTemplate = (): RhyhornTemplate => {
 				fontWeight: metadata.typography.heading.fontWeights.at(-1) ?? "600",
 				lineHeight: metadata.typography.heading.lineHeight,
 				color: foreground,
+				...(rtl ? { direction: "rtl" as const, textAlign: "right" as const } : {}),
 			},
 			div: { rowGap: metrics.gapY(0.125), columnGap: metrics.gapX(1 / 3) },
-			inline: { flexDirection: "row", alignItems: "center", columnGap: metrics.gapX(1 / 3) },
+			inline: { flexDirection: rtl ? "row-reverse" : "row", alignItems: "center", columnGap: metrics.gapX(1 / 3) },
 			link: { textDecoration: "none", color: foreground },
 			small: { fontSize: metadata.typography.body.fontSize * 0.875 },
 			bold: { fontWeight: metadata.typography.body.fontWeights.at(-1) ?? "600" },
 			richParagraph: { margin: 0, ...bodyText },
-			richListItemRow: { flexDirection: "row", columnGap: metrics.gapX(1 / 3), alignItems: "flex-start" },
-			richListItemMarker: { width: metadata.typography.body.fontSize, textAlign: "right", ...bodyText },
+			richListItemRow: {
+				// Stays `row` for both LTR and RTL; the <li> renderer swaps DOM order for RTL.
+				flexDirection: "row",
+				columnGap: metrics.gapX(1 / 3),
+				alignItems: "flex-start",
+			},
+			richListItemMarker: {
+				// bodyText spread first so `textAlign` below isn't clobbered by bodyText.textAlign.
+				...bodyText,
+				width: metadata.typography.body.fontSize,
+				textAlign: rtl ? "left" : "right",
+			},
 			richListItemContent: { flex: 1, ...bodyText },
 			splitRow: {
-				flexDirection: "row",
+				flexDirection: rtl ? "row-reverse" : "row",
 				flexWrap: "wrap",
 				alignItems: "flex-start",
 				justifyContent: "space-between",
 				columnGap: metrics.gapX(2 / 3),
 			},
-			alignRight: { textAlign: "right", minWidth: 0, maxWidth: "100%", flexShrink: 1 },
+			alignRight: { textAlign: rtl ? "left" : "right", minWidth: 0, maxWidth: "100%", flexShrink: 1 },
 			section: { flexDirection: "column", rowGap: metrics.gapY(0.25) },
-			sectionHeading: { color: primary, borderBottomWidth: 1, borderBottomColor: primary },
+			sectionHeading: {
+				color: primary,
+				borderBottomWidth: 1,
+				borderBottomColor: primary,
+				textAlign: rtl ? "right" : "left",
+			},
 			item: { rowGap: metrics.gapY(0.125) },
 			levelContainer: { width: "100%" },
 			levelItem: { borderColor: primary },
 			levelItemActive: { backgroundColor: primary },
-			header: { flexDirection: "row", alignItems: "center", columnGap: metrics.gapX(0.5) },
+			header: { flexDirection: rtl ? "row-reverse" : "row", alignItems: "center", columnGap: metrics.gapX(0.5) },
 			headerTitle: { flex: 1, rowGap: metrics.gapY(0.5) },
-			headerIdentity: { textAlign: "left", alignItems: "flex-start", rowGap: metrics.gapY(0.35) },
+			headerIdentity: {
+				textAlign: rtl ? "right" : "left",
+				alignItems: rtl ? "flex-end" : "flex-start",
+				rowGap: metrics.gapY(0.35),
+			},
 			headerName: { fontSize: metadata.typography.heading.fontSize * 1.5, lineHeight: headerNameLineHeight },
-			contactList: { flexDirection: "row", flexWrap: "wrap", rowGap: metrics.gapY(0.125) },
+			contactList: { flexDirection: rtl ? "row-reverse" : "row", flexWrap: "wrap", rowGap: metrics.gapY(0.125) },
 			contactItem: {
-				flexDirection: "row",
+				flexDirection: rtl ? "row-reverse" : "row",
 				alignItems: "center",
-				borderRightWidth: 1,
-				borderRightColor: primary,
-				paddingRight: metrics.gapX(0.5),
-				marginRight: metrics.gapX(0.5),
+				...(rtl
+					? {
+							borderLeftWidth: 1,
+							borderLeftColor: primary,
+							paddingLeft: metrics.gapX(0.5),
+							marginLeft: metrics.gapX(0.5),
+						}
+					: {
+							borderRightWidth: 1,
+							borderRightColor: primary,
+							paddingRight: metrics.gapX(0.5),
+							marginRight: metrics.gapX(0.5),
+						}),
 			},
 			contactItemContent: {
-				flexDirection: "row",
+				flexDirection: rtl ? "row-reverse" : "row",
 				alignItems: "center",
 				columnGap: metrics.gapX(1 / 6),
 			},
-			contactItemLast: { borderRightWidth: 0, paddingRight: 0, marginRight: 0 },
+			contactItemLast: rtl
+				? { borderLeftWidth: 0, paddingLeft: 0, marginLeft: 0 }
+				: { borderRightWidth: 0, paddingRight: 0, marginRight: 0 },
 			picture: {
 				width: picture.size,
 				height: picture.size,
diff --git a/packages/pdf/src/templates/shared/rich-text-html.test.ts b/packages/pdf/src/templates/shared/rich-text-html.test.ts
index 8962fe32a..69eaf6fb0 100644
--- a/packages/pdf/src/templates/shared/rich-text-html.test.ts
+++ b/packages/pdf/src/templates/shared/rich-text-html.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { ReactElement } from "react";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { renderHtml } from "react-pdf-html";
 import { Text as PdfText } from "../../renderer";
-import { normalizeRichTextHtml, richTextMarkClassName } from "./rich-text-html";
+import { convertPseudoBulletParagraphs, normalizeRichTextHtml, richTextMarkClassName } from "./rich-text-html";
 
 type PdfElement = ReactElement<{ children?: unknown; element?: { tag: string } }>;
 
@@ -81,3 +81,54 @@ describe("normalizeRichTextHtml", () => {
 		expect(normalizeRichTextHtml("<p><strong>x</strong></p>")).toBe("<p><strong>x</strong></p>");
 	});
 });
+
+describe("convertPseudoBulletParagraphs", () => {
+	it("converts a <p> of dash-prefixed lines into a <ul><li> list", () => {
+		expect(convertPseudoBulletParagraphs("<p>- a<br>- b<br>- c</p>")).toBe("<ul><li>a</li><li>b</li><li>c</li></ul>");
+	});
+
+	it("handles <br> wrapped in inline formatting tags (real editor output)", () => {
+		expect(convertPseudoBulletParagraphs("<p>- <strong></strong>foo.<strong><br></strong>- bar.</p>")).toBe(
+			"<ul><li>foo.</li><li>bar.</li></ul>",
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("accepts other bullet markers (• and *)", () => {
+		expect(convertPseudoBulletParagraphs("<p>• one<br>* two</p>")).toBe("<ul><li>one</li><li>two</li></ul>");
+	});
+
+	it("leaves a paragraph with a single inline <br> untouched", () => {
+		const input = "<p>Just a paragraph with a <br> line break.</p>";
+		expect(convertPseudoBulletParagraphs(input)).toBe(input);
+	});
+
+	it("leaves a single-line dash paragraph untouched (no <br>)", () => {
+		const input = "<p>- Just one line</p>";
+		expect(convertPseudoBulletParagraphs(input)).toBe(input);
+	});
+
+	it("does not convert when one segment lacks a leading bullet marker", () => {
+		const input = "<p>- foo<br>bar without dash</p>";
+		expect(convertPseudoBulletParagraphs(input)).toBe(input);
+	});
+
+	it("leaves a real <ul> alone", () => {
+		const input = "<ul><li>a</li><li>b</li></ul>";
+		expect(convertPseudoBulletParagraphs(input)).toBe(input);
+	});
+
+	it("only converts matching paragraphs in mixed input", () => {
+		const input = "<p>- a<br>- b</p><p>just a normal paragraph.</p>";
+		expect(convertPseudoBulletParagraphs(input)).toBe("<ul><li>a</li><li>b</li></ul><p>just a normal paragraph.</p>");
+	});
+
+	it("preserves non-empty inline formatting inside bullet text", () => {
+		expect(convertPseudoBulletParagraphs("<p>- foo <strong>bold</strong> bar<br>- baz</p>")).toBe(
+			"<ul><li>foo <strong>bold</strong> bar</li><li>baz</li></ul>",
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("tolerates BiDi marks (LRM/RLM) before the bullet character", () => {
+		expect(convertPseudoBulletParagraphs("<p>‏- א<br>‏- ב</p>")).toBe("<ul><li>א</li><li>ב</li></ul>");
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/pdf/src/templates/shared/rich-text-html.ts b/packages/pdf/src/templates/shared/rich-text-html.ts
index 7a8a62752..5cae7cb79 100644
--- a/packages/pdf/src/templates/shared/rich-text-html.ts
+++ b/packages/pdf/src/templates/shared/rich-text-html.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,39 @@ const isInlineNode = (node: Node): boolean => {
 	return inlineTags.has(getTagName(node)) && !hasBlockDescendant(node);
 };
 
+// Allow optional leading whitespace + LRM/RLM marks before the bullet character.
+const PSEUDO_BULLET_LEAD = /^[\s‎‏]*[-•*]\s+/;
+
+const stripEmptyInlineWrappers = (html: string): string =>
+	html.replace(/<(strong|b|em|i|u|span)\b[^>]*>\s*<\/\1>/gi, "");
+
+// Treat a bare <br> or one wrapped in an inline tag (e.g. `<strong><br></strong>` from
+// the editor) as the segment separator.
+const splitByBreaks = (html: string): string[] =>
+	html.split(/(?:<(?:strong|b|em|i|u|span)\b[^>]*>\s*<br\b[^>]*\/?>\s*<\/(?:strong|b|em|i|u|span)>)|<br\b[^>]*\/?>/gi);
+
+const tryConvertPseudoBulletParagraph = (paragraphInnerHtml: string): string | null => {
+	const cleaned = stripEmptyInlineWrappers(paragraphInnerHtml);
+	if (!/<br\b/i.test(cleaned)) return null;
+
+	const segments = splitByBreaks(cleaned)
+		.map((segment) => segment.trim())
+		.filter((segment) => segment.length > 0);
+
+	if (segments.length < 2) return null;
+	if (!segments.every((segment) => PSEUDO_BULLET_LEAD.test(segment))) return null;
+
+	const items = segments.map((segment) => segment.replace(PSEUDO_BULLET_LEAD, ""));
+
+	return `<ul>${items.map((item) => `<li>${item}</li>`).join("")}</ul>`;
+};
+
+export const convertPseudoBulletParagraphs = (html: string): string =>
+	html.replace(/<p\b([^>]*)>([\s\S]*?)<\/p>/gi, (full, _attrs, inner) => {
+		const converted = tryConvertPseudoBulletParagraph(inner);
+		return converted ?? full;
+	});
+
 export const normalizeRichTextHtml = (html: string): string => {
 	const root = parse(html.trim(), { comment: false });
 	const normalized: string[] = [];
diff --git a/packages/pdf/src/templates/shared/rich-text.tsx b/packages/pdf/src/templates/shared/rich-text.tsx
index 412386ebc..43ffc88fc 100644
--- a/packages/pdf/src/templates/shared/rich-text.tsx
+++ b/packages/pdf/src/templates/shared/rich-text.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import type { Style } from "@react-pdf/types";
+import type { ReactElement, ReactNode } from "react";
+import { cloneElement, isValidElement } from "react";
 import { Html } from "react-pdf-html";
+import { isRTL } from "@reactive-resume/utils/locale";
+import { useRender } from "../../context";
 import { Text as PdfText, View } from "../../renderer";
 import { useTemplateStyle } from "./context";
 import { safeTextStyle } from "./primitives";
-import { normalizeRichTextHtml, richTextMarkClassName } from "./rich-text-html";
+import { convertPseudoBulletParagraphs, normalizeRichTextHtml, richTextMarkClassName } from "./rich-text-html";
 import {
 	createRichTextProseSpacing,
 	getRichTextEdgeTrimStyle,
@@ -29,7 +33,41 @@ const toStyleArray = (style: Style | Style[] | undefined): Style[] => {
 	return [style];
 };
 
+// react-pdf textkit reads BiDi base direction from each run's own `direction` attribute
+// (default "ltr"), and react-pdf-html buckets inline content into styleless inner <Text>
+// frames — so the rtl style has to be injected onto every descendant, not just a wrapper.
+const applyRtlDirectionRecursively = (node: ReactNode): ReactNode => {
+	if (Array.isArray(node)) {
+		return node.map((child, i) => {
+			const cloned = applyRtlDirectionRecursively(child);
+			if (isValidElement(cloned) && cloned.key == null) {
+				return cloneElement(cloned as ReactElement<{ key?: string }>, {
+					key: `rtl-${i}`,
+				});
+			}
+			return cloned;
+		});
+	}
+	if (!isValidElement(node)) return node;
+	const element = node as ReactElement<{
+		style?: Style | Style[];
+		children?: ReactNode;
+	}>;
+	const existingStyle = element.props.style;
+	const rtlPatch: Style = { direction: "rtl", textAlign: "right" };
+	const nextStyle: Style | Style[] = Array.isArray(existingStyle)
+		? [...existingStyle, rtlPatch]
+		: existingStyle
+			? [existingStyle, rtlPatch]
+			: rtlPatch;
+	const nextChildren = applyRtlDirectionRecursively(element.props.children);
+	return cloneElement(element, { style: nextStyle }, nextChildren);
+};
+
 export const RichText = ({ children }: { children: string }) => {
+	const data = useRender();
+	const rtl = isRTL(data.metadata.page.locale);
+	const rtlTextWrapStyle: Style | undefined = rtl ? { direction: "rtl", textAlign: "right" } : undefined;
 	const boldStyle = useTemplateStyle("bold");
 	const linkStyle = useTemplateStyle("link");
 	const richParagraphStyle = useTemplateStyle("richParagraph");
@@ -39,7 +77,16 @@ export const RichText = ({ children }: { children: string }) => {
 	const bodyLineHeight = resolveRichTextBodyLineHeight(richParagraphStyle, richListItemContentStyle);
 	const proseSpacing = createRichTextProseSpacing(bodyLineHeight);
 
-	const html = normalizeRichTextHtml(children);
+	const normalized = normalizeRichTextHtml(children);
+	// RTL-only: pseudo-bullets share one BiDi paragraph across <br>, causing chars to
+	// bleed between visual lines. Real <li> items are independent BiDi paragraphs.
+	const withBullets = normalized && rtl ? convertPseudoBulletParagraphs(normalized) : normalized;
+	// Inject U+200F (RLM) after each <p>/<li> opener to anchor BiDi base direction
+	// on the inner styleless <Text> frame react-pdf-html creates.
+	const html =
+		withBullets && rtl
+			? withBullets.replace(/<(p|li)\b([^>]*)>/gi, (_match, tag, rest) => `<${tag}${rest}>‏`)
+			: withBullets;
 
 	if (!html) return null;
 
@@ -53,6 +100,14 @@ export const RichText = ({ children }: { children: string }) => {
 						? toStyleArray(style).map(stripRichTextVerticalMargins)
 						: style;
 
+					if (rtl) {
+						return (
+							<PdfText style={composeStyles(paragraphStyles, getRichTextEdgeTrimStyle(element), rtlTextWrapStyle)}>
+								{applyRtlDirectionRecursively(children)}
+							</PdfText>
+						);
+					}
+
 					return <View style={composeStyles(paragraphStyles, getRichTextEdgeTrimStyle(element))}>{children}</View>;
 				},
 				li: ({ element, style, children }) => {
@@ -61,19 +116,38 @@ export const RichText = ({ children }: { children: string }) => {
 					const itemStyles = toStyleArray(style);
 					const contentItemStyles = itemStyles.map(stripRichTextVerticalMargins);
 
+					const markerNode = (
+						<PdfText key="marker" style={composeStyles(richListItemMarkerStyle)}>
+							{marker}
+						</PdfText>
+					);
+					// Same BiDi-injection trick as the <p> renderer — see applyRtlDirectionRecursively.
+					const contentNode = rtl ? (
+						<PdfText
+							key="content"
+							style={composeStyles(richListItemContentStyle, contentItemStyles, safeTextStyle, rtlTextWrapStyle)}
+						>
+							{applyRtlDirectionRecursively(children)}
+						</PdfText>
+					) : (
+						<View
+							key="content"
+							style={composeStyles(
+								richListItemContentStyle,
+								contentItemStyles,
+								richListItemContentStackStyle,
+								safeTextStyle,
+							)}
+						>
+							{children}
+						</View>
+					);
+
+					// Yoga ignores `flexDirection`/`direction` on rows inside react-pdf-html's <ul>
+					// (works fine for split-row/contact-list). Swap DOM order to position the marker.
 					return (
 						<View style={composeStyles(richListItemRowStyle, itemStyles, getRichTextEdgeTrimStyle(element))}>
-							<PdfText style={composeStyles(richListItemMarkerStyle)}>{marker}</PdfText>
-							<View
-								style={composeStyles(
-									richListItemContentStyle,
-									contentItemStyles,
-									richListItemContentStackStyle,
-									safeTextStyle,
-								)}
-							>
-								{children}
-							</View>
+							{rtl ? [contentNode, markerNode] : [markerNode, contentNode]}
 						</View>
 					);
 				},
diff --git a/packages/pdf/src/templates/shared/sections.tsx b/packages/pdf/src/templates/shared/sections.tsx
index e5ae8cfa2..71e4836dd 100644
--- a/packages/pdf/src/templates/shared/sections.tsx
+++ b/packages/pdf/src/templates/shared/sections.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import type { StyleInput, TemplatePlacement } from "./styles";
 import type { CustomItemSection, ItemSection } from "./types";
 import { Children, createContext, isValidElement, use } from "react";
 import { match } from "ts-pattern";
+import { isRTL } from "@reactive-resume/utils/locale";
 import { useRender } from "../../context";
 import { View } from "../../renderer";
 import { getResumeSectionTitle } from "../../section-title";
@@ -117,6 +118,8 @@ const SectionItems = ({ children, columns = 1 }: { children: ReactNode; columns?
 		columns: layout.columns,
 	});
 	const context = { itemStyle: layout.itemStyle, useTimeline };
+	const rtl = isRTL(data.metadata.page.locale);
+	const rtlRowStyle = rtl ? { flexDirection: "row-reverse" as const } : undefined;
 
 	if (!useTimeline) {
 		if (layout.isGrid) {
@@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ const SectionItems = ({ children, columns = 1 }: { children: ReactNode; columns?
 				<SectionItemsContext.Provider value={context}>
 					<View style={composeStyles(layout.containerStyle, sectionItemsStyle)}>
 						{rows.map((row, rowIndex) => (
-							<View key={getRowKey(row, rowIndex)} style={composeStyles(layout.rowStyle)}>
+							<View key={getRowKey(row, rowIndex)} style={composeStyles(layout.rowStyle, rtlRowStyle)}>
 								{row}
 								{SECTION_ITEM_PLACEHOLDER_KEYS.slice(0, layout.columns - row.length).map((placeholderKey) => (
 									<View key={placeholderKey} style={composeStyles(layout.itemStyle)} />
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/locale.ts b/packages/utils/src/locale.ts
index c6c8c9c79..860a17ca0 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/locale.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/locale.ts
@@ -69,3 +69,21 @@ export function isLocale(value: unknown): value is Locale {
 export function isCJKLocale(locale: Locale): boolean {
 	return locale === "zh-CN" || locale === "zh-TW" || locale === "ja-JP" || locale === "ko-KR";
 }
+
+const RTL_LANGUAGES = new Set([
+	"ar", // Arabic
+	"ckb", // Kurdish (Sorani)
+	"dv", // Dhivehi
+	"fa", // Persian
+	"he", // Hebrew
+	"ps", // Pashto
+	"sd", // Sindhi
+	"ug", // Uyghur
+	"ur", // Urdu
+	"yi", // Yiddish
+]);
+
+export function isRTL(locale: string): boolean {
+	const language = locale.split("-")[0].toLowerCase();
+	return RTL_LANGUAGES.has(language);
+}