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Is it technically possible to support Arabic usernames? (lemdro.id)
submitted 3 weeks ago by claim_arguably@lemdro.id to c/ask_experienced_devs@programming.dev
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And how to do it? Looking for a tutorial.

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[-] Corbin@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago

Linux supports Unicode usernames. However, bidirectional rendering is application-specific. I have not tried this myself, so I'm not sure what happens. Also, I'm not sure whether the bidirectional markers are canonicalized away, so the input method likely matters too.

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