Is there any way to use "Persian" or "Arabic" fonts in Houdini?

[Masoud]

Hello;

In a font SOP, is there any way to use "Persian" or "Arabic" fonts in Houdini?

 

Thanks.

Edited August 18, 2019 by Masoud

[julia23]

Houdini supports Unicode, so Persian and Arabic characters can display, but it doesn't handle right-to-left (RTL) scripts correctly—text appears in the wrong order without proper shaping. Workaround: Create the text in Adobe Illustrator (which supports RTL), then import it into Houdini as geometry. For those looking for high-quality Persian or Arabic fonts to use in external editors, platforms like Creative Fabrica offer a large collection of multilingual and decorative fonts, including Arabic-style calligraphy. You can download these fonts, prepare the text properly in RTL-supporting software, and then bring the vector or geometry into Houdini. You can also submit a feature request to SideFX for better RTL language support.