# Saving pdf for Arabic text

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/saving-pdf-for-arabic-text/4288>\
**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [October 9, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/saving-pdf-for-arabic-text/4288 "2018-10-09T18:20:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![AYS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@AYS](https://discourse.processing.org/u/AYS)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/saving-pdf-for-arabic-text/4288/1 "2018-10-09T18:20:58Z")

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Hello There,

I have this problem where Arabic text will show correctly when I run my sketch but when I save as pdf, the Arabic text is then flipped.

I’m not sure what the issue is. I could save png but I need the text at a high resolution so that I can print it at a larger scale later on.

 ![57%20PM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/e/ebe8cc83672fe19c07f3b4e357821a1de7058fcd.png)

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**Author:** ![jeremydouglass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jeremydouglass/32/20_2.png) [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2018, 5:30am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/saving-pdf-for-arabic-text/4288/2 "2018-10-14T05:30:16Z")

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@AYS – I recall a previous related discussion here: [Right-to-left text](https://discourse.processing.org/t/right-to-left-text/3527)