Captions reverse numbers when using symbols like %, - on macOS

[ramesh33842487ikn0]

When creating captions in Premiere Pro (Mac), any numeric content followed or preceded by symbols like %, -, or / gets automatically flipped. For example:

• Typing 90% displays as %90

• Typing 2023-24 shows as 24-2023

This only happens in captions/subtitles, not in Essential Graphics.

It appears that the subtitle text renderer is interpreting the numbers as Right-to-Left (RTL) even when the rest of the text is in English and the language direction is set to LTR. Adding a space (e.g., 90 %) avoids the bug, but it's not a proper fix.

This issue breaks subtitle accuracy and readability, especially for percentages, dates, and data.

Platform details:

• Premiere Pro version: [25]

• macOS version: [15.3.2 (24D81)

• Affects both open captions and subtitle formats (SRT, etc.)

Please fix this by forcing captions to honor LTR rendering for numeric sequences or offering a proper control to set text direction in captions.

[Stan Jones]

@ramesh33842487ikn0,

I suspect you have Hindi digits checked. Right-click on the caption track header, pick track settings, and see if that is the problem.

It is odd, because the setting for regular graphics text is a wrench icon in the "text" section of the Properties panel.  For captions, it is in the track settings, per track.

Stan

[ramesh33842487ikn0]

Thank you so much, Stan; you make my life easy.

[Sumeet Kumar Choubey]

Hi ramesh33842487ikn0,

Welcome to the community! As Stan Jones suggested, please check if the option for Hindi digits is enabled under Track Settings > Styling options. If it's enabled, try disabling it & check if it's working properly. Hindi digits should be LTR. We will get it checked with our product team.

Thanks,

Sumeet

[ramesh33842487ikn0]

Thank you Sumeet