Mirror the portal direction for right-to-left languages

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

    • Mirror the direction of a portal's user interface for right-to-left languages by enabling the necessary CSS.

    Before you begin

    Active a right-to-left language, such as Hebrew. For more information, see Activate a language.

    Role required: sp_admin or admin

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Service Portal > Portals.
    2. Select a portal.
    3. Select the Support right-to-left languages option.
    4. Select Update.
      CSS that mirrors the direction of a portal's user interface for right-to-left languages is generated.
    5. Optional: If you use an external CSS library for your portal theme, provide your own CSS that mirrors the direction of a portal's user interface to override the automatically generated CSS.
      1. Navigate to All > Service Portal > Themes.
      2. Select the theme for the portal.
      3. In the CSS Includes related list, select the CSS Include that links to an external CSS library URL.
        If you need to create a new CSS Include, see Create a portal theme.
      4. In the RTL CSS file URL field, enter the URL to an external style sheet for mirroring the direction of a portal for right-to-left languages.
      5. Select Update.

    Result

    When the session language is a right-to-left language, the direction of the portal user interface is mirrored to display from right to left.

    If any content in your portal isn’t automatically mirrored for right-to-left languages, see CSS for right-to-left languages in portals for information about how to resolve these issues.