The Arabic translation format shows incomplete and uncoordinated character spacing.

[Just3dnane]

mpv Information

mpv v0.41.0-700-g44a9b03f2 Copyright © 2000-2026 mpv/MPlayer/mplayer2 projects
 built on May 31 2026 17:09:17
libplacebo version: v7.365.0 (v7.360.0-60-gb915882-dirty)
FFmpeg version: N-124718-g59619a191
FFmpeg library versions:
   libavcodec      62.36.100
   libavdevice     62.4.100
   libavfilter     11.17.100
   libavformat     62.19.100
   libavutil       60.31.100
   libswresample   6.4.100
   libswscale      9.7.100

Important Information

- Platform version: Windows11
- GPU model, driver and version: amd radeon tm graphics
- Source of mpv:
- Latest known working version: I don't know I just use the latest version, I believe that there is no specific version that works without this problem based on the quote I mentioned above (the post is from 2015).
- Issue started after the following happened: After using MPV(?)

Reproduction Steps

In response to #15703, I'm also experiencing this problem and have tried all the suggested solutions in github and reddit, but none of them helped. I really hope you can fix the issue. It started to get me annoyed to see this letters uncoordinated like this that I use english subs. It's ridiculous

Expected Behavior

The Arabic Subtitles appears normally without this annoying gaps

Actual Behavior

The Arabic Subtitles appears normally with this annoying gaps

Log File

mpv_websocket.2026-08-18..txt

Sample Files

I carefully read all instruction and confirm that I did the following:

• I tested and confirmed that the issue exists with the latest release version or newer.
• I provided all required information including system and mpv version.
• I produced the log file with the exact same set of files, parameters, and conditions used in "Reproduction Steps", with the addition of --log-file=output.txt.
• I produced the log file while the behaviors described in "Actual Behavior" were actively observed.
• I attached the full, untruncated log file.
• I attached the backtrace in the case of a crash.

[llyyr]

Try --sub-vsfilter-bidi-compat=yes to see if that fixes it.

Your log file is not from mpv, and please include a sample too along with images that detail how it looks in mpv and how it's supposed to look. You can extract the subtitle file to include as sample with ffmpeg, search how to do that if you don't know