6 files changed, 20 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/src/view/com/notifications/FeedItem.tsx b/src/view/com/notifications/FeedItem.tsx
index 1932efbd5..d31962ff3 100644
--- a/src/view/com/notifications/FeedItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/notifications/FeedItem.tsx
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import {useNavigation} from '@react-navigation/native'
 import {parseTenorGif} from '#/lib/strings/embed-player'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {NavigationProp} from 'lib/routes/types'
+import {forceLTR} from 'lib/strings/bidi'
 import {DM_SERVICE_HEADERS} from 'state/queries/messages/const'
 import {useAgent} from 'state/session'
 import {Button, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
@@ -274,13 +275,15 @@ let FeedItem = ({
             showDmButton={item.type === 'starterpack-joined' || isFollowBack}
           />
           <ExpandedAuthorsList visible={isAuthorsExpanded} authors={authors} />
-          <Text style={styles.meta}>
+          <Text style={[styles.meta, a.self_start]}>
             <TextLink
               key={authors[0].href}
               style={[pal.text, s.bold]}
               href={authors[0].href}
-              text={sanitizeDisplayName(
-                authors[0].profile.displayName || authors[0].profile.handle,
+              text={forceLTR(
+                sanitizeDisplayName(
+                  authors[0].profile.displayName || authors[0].profile.handle,
+                ),
               )}
               disableMismatchWarning
             />
diff --git a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
index 0f5350e79..4e6ed27be 100644
--- a/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/post-thread/PostThreadItem.tsx
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ let PostThreadItemLoaded = ({
                 <Link style={s.flex1} href={authorHref} title={authorTitle}>
                   <Text
                     type="xl-bold"
-                    style={[pal.text]}
+                    style={[pal.text, a.self_start]}
                     numberOfLines={1}
                     lineHeight={1.2}>
                     {sanitizeDisplayName(
diff --git a/src/view/com/profile/ProfileCard.tsx b/src/view/com/profile/ProfileCard.tsx
index 7332d452a..d18103f30 100644
--- a/src/view/com/profile/ProfileCard.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/profile/ProfileCard.tsx
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export function ProfileCard({
         <View style={styles.layoutContent}>
           <Text
             type="lg"
-            style={[s.bold, pal.text]}
+            style={[s.bold, pal.text, a.self_start]}
             numberOfLines={1}
             lineHeight={1.2}>
             {sanitizeDisplayName(
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx b/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx
index aec787e4e..95168e8b3 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/PostMeta.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import {useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import {precacheProfile} from '#/state/queries/profile'
 import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
 import {makeProfileLink} from 'lib/routes/links'
+import {forceLTR} from 'lib/strings/bidi'
+import {NON_BREAKING_SPACE} from 'lib/strings/constants'
 import {sanitizeDisplayName} from 'lib/strings/display-names'
 import {sanitizeHandle} from 'lib/strings/handles'
 import {niceDate} from 'lib/strings/time'
@@ -32,8 +34,6 @@ interface PostMetaOpts {
   style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>
 }
 
-const NON_BREAKING_SPACE = '\u00A0'
-
 let PostMeta = (opts: PostMetaOpts): React.ReactNode => {
   const pal = usePalette('default')
   const displayName = opts.author.displayName || opts.author.handle
@@ -70,14 +70,12 @@ let PostMeta = (opts: PostMetaOpts): React.ReactNode => {
             style={[pal.text]}
             lineHeight={1.2}
             disableMismatchWarning
-            text={
-              <>
-                {sanitizeDisplayName(
-                  displayName,
-                  opts.moderation?.ui('displayName'),
-                )}
-              </>
-            }
+            text={forceLTR(
+              sanitizeDisplayName(
+                displayName,
+                opts.moderation?.ui('displayName'),
+              ),
+            )}
             href={profileLink}
             onBeforePress={onBeforePressAuthor}
           />
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Settings/index.tsx b/src/view/screens/Settings/index.tsx
index 1d8199b00..f59bfb183 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Settings/index.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Settings/index.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import {navigate, resetToTab} from '#/Navigation'
 import {Email2FAToggle} from './Email2FAToggle'
 import {ExportCarDialog} from './ExportCarDialog'
 import hairlineWidth = StyleSheet.hairlineWidth
+import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
 
 function SettingsAccountCard({
   account,
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ function SettingsAccountCard({
         />
       </View>
       <View style={[s.flex1]}>
-        <Text type="md-bold" style={pal.text} numberOfLines={1}>
+        <Text type="md-bold" style={[pal.text, a.self_start]} numberOfLines={1}>
           {profile?.displayName || account.handle}
         </Text>
         <Text type="sm" style={pal.textLight} numberOfLines={1}>
diff --git a/src/view/shell/desktop/Search.tsx b/src/view/shell/desktop/Search.tsx
index 3829a6c0b..d8aa51899 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/desktop/Search.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/desktop/Search.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {precacheProfile} from 'state/queries/profile'
 import {Link} from '#/view/com/util/Link'
 import {UserAvatar} from '#/view/com/util/UserAvatar'
 import {Text} from 'view/com/util/text/Text'
+import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
 
 let SearchLinkCard = ({
   label,
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ let SearchProfileCard = ({
         <View style={{flex: 1}}>
           <Text
             type="lg"
-            style={[s.bold, pal.text]}
+            style={[s.bold, pal.text, a.self_start]}
             numberOfLines={1}
             lineHeight={1.2}>
             {sanitizeDisplayName(