Shorthand stories have been published in more than 30 world languages. While the Shorthand editor is currently only available in English, the platform has many features to support publishing in a wide array of languages.Fonts and special charactersIf you are planning to publish in a language with special characters like accents, diacritics, or symbols, we highly recommend choosing a Shorthand plan that includes a custom branded theme. While the default themes available support a number of characters, we cannot guarantee all languages will be fully supported with only the default theme applied to stories. To find fonts that support characters in your publishing language, we recommend a resource like Monotype's catalogue. Google Fonts also provides a helpful resource on font selection for different languages here. Right-to-left languagesUnlike many content creation tools, Shorthand supports right-to-left languages like Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, or Persian/Farsi. Some Shorthand plans include the design of a custom branded theme for you that supports your publishing language and is coded to support right-to-left text. All sections will be optimized for your publishing language, so you maintain a high quality reader experience. On any paid plan, you can request that the right-to-left Shorthand Basic default theme is applied to your account. Get in touch with your designated Editorial Success Manager at success@shorthand.com letting them know that you need the RTL theme, and our team will make sure it is available in your workspace. Translating stories into other languagesIf you are translating a story from one language to another, you can simply create the first version of your story and then make a copy of it before translating the duplicate version of your story to the second language. If the language you are translating into has different characters, script, or text direction from the original language, make sure that you apply the correct theme to the second version of your story before translation. Story performance in other languagesMany Shorthand section types including Scrollmation, Background Scrollmation, and Reveal have animated effects that are triggered by reader scroll, and the amount of text you have in these sections affects when they transition. Because different languages have varying word lengths, conjugation rules, and norms around paragraph breaks, it’s possible that the length of text in your story might differ greatly after being translated into another language. We recommend that you frequently preview your story to check the reader experience and make sure you are happy with the performance of all language versions of the story. Examples of Shorthand stories in different languages ARABICلا أصدق ما أراه - Savoir Flair + Gucciمصر.. غموض، ارتباك، وقلق من القادم - Arabic PostCHINESE回应深陷危机国度的呼救 - The World Bank鬼，真的能解救中国恐怖片吗？- WainoFRENCHGéographie de la violence - OECDRépondre à l'appel d'un pays en crise - La Banque MondialeGERMANAlles, was Sie über das Star-Wars-Universum wissen müssen - KLEINE ZEITUNGJahrhundertprojekt Weizer Ortsdurchfahrt - KLEINE ZEITUNGRUSSIANЛица Украины - EU Neighbours EastОтчет Регионального директора - World Health OrganizationSPANISH La gran decis10n - El PeriódicoParque Nacional Canaima: fuego en las sabanas - PRODAVINCI