diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
index f3fb8c8c40..da6e8c4f0d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
@@ -3816,3 +3816,8 @@ navigator	Zoom	Zvětšení
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	Vrstvy tohoto dokumentu: {needed} z {budget} pro vrstvy
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	Vrstvy tohoto dokumentu potřebují {needed}, ale mohou zabrat {budget}: překreslení celého dokumentu probíhá na CPU
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	Paměť GPU (MB, 0 = Automaticky)
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	Automatický směr odstavce
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	Směr odstavce zleva doprava
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	Směr odstavce zprava doleva
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
index 48ebfba678..24004c7cd0 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
@@ -3210,3 +3210,8 @@ curves	Smooth	Glätten
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	Ebenen dieses Dokuments: {needed} von {budget} für Ebenen
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	Die Ebenen dieses Dokuments brauchen {needed}, dürfen aber {budget} belegen: Das ganze Dokument wird auf der CPU neu gezeichnet
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	GPU-Speicher (MB, 0 = Automatisch)
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	Automatische Absatzrichtung
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	Absatzrichtung von links nach rechts
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	Absatzrichtung von rechts nach links
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
index f2c67c2c41..7e0c5fcd91 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/el.tsv
@@ -3908,3 +3908,8 @@ curves	Smooth	Εξομάλυνση
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	Επίπεδα αυτού του εγγράφου: {needed} από {budget} για επίπεδα
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	Τα επίπεδα αυτού του εγγράφου χρειάζονται {needed} αλλά μπορούν να καταλάβουν {budget}: η επανασχεδίαση όλου του εγγράφου γίνεται στη CPU
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	Μνήμη GPU (MB, 0 = Αυτόματο)
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	Αυτόματη κατεύθυνση παραγράφου
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	Κατεύθυνση παραγράφου από αριστερά προς τα δεξιά
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	Κατεύθυνση παραγράφου από δεξιά προς τα αριστερά
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
index 45804fa2a4..ffb18a1b7d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
@@ -4170,3 +4170,8 @@ navigator	Zoom	Zoom
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	Capas de este documento: {needed} de {budget} para capas
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	Las capas de este documento necesitan {needed} pero pueden ocupar {budget}: los redibujados de todo el documento usan la CPU
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	Memoria de GPU (MB, 0 = Automático)
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	Dirección de párrafo automática
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	Dirección de párrafo de izquierda a derecha
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	Dirección de párrafo de derecha a izquierda
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
index 3e3451e096..dfe36de15b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
@@ -3213,3 +3213,8 @@ curves	Smooth	Lisser
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	Calques de ce document : {needed} sur {budget} pour les calques
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	Les calques de ce document ont besoin de {needed} mais peuvent occuper {budget} : le document entier se redessine sur le CPU
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	Mémoire GPU (Mo, 0 = Automatique)
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	Sens du paragraphe automatique
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	Sens du paragraphe de gauche à droite
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	Sens du paragraphe de droite à gauche
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
index 9dc9a47fbc..59f06dd3d4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
@@ -4127,3 +4127,8 @@ cameraRaw	Yellow	Sárga
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	A dokumentum rétegei: {needed} / {budget} a rétegeknek
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	A dokumentum rétegeinek {needed} kell, de {budget} foglalhatnak: a teljes dokumentum újrarajzolása a CPU-n fut
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	GPU-memória (MB, 0 = Automatikus)
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	Automatikus bekezdésirány
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	Balról jobbra irányuló bekezdés
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	Jobbról balra irányuló bekezdés
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
index 81e850f293..15d707cef1 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/id.tsv
@@ -3200,3 +3200,8 @@ curves	Smooth	Haluskan
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	Layer dokumen ini: {needed} dari {budget} untuk layer
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	Layer dokumen ini membutuhkan {needed} tetapi boleh memakai {budget}: penggambaran ulang seluruh dokumen memakai CPU
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	Memori GPU (MB, 0 = Otomatis)
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	Arah paragraf otomatis
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	Arah paragraf kiri ke kanan
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	Arah paragraf kanan ke kiri
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
index c097ded29d..716b5df952 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
@@ -4329,3 +4329,8 @@ shape	Appearance	Aspetto
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	Livelli di questo documento: {needed} su {budget} per i livelli
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	I livelli di questo documento richiedono {needed} ma possono occupare {budget}: i ridisegni dell'intero documento usano la CPU
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	Memoria GPU (MB, 0 = Automatico)
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	Direzione del paragrafo automatica
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	Direzione del paragrafo da sinistra a destra
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	Direzione del paragrafo da destra a sinistra
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
index b460965128..9a1a3e9762 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
@@ -3884,3 +3884,8 @@ curves	Smooth	スムーズ
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	このドキュメントのレイヤー: レイヤー用 {budget} のうち {needed}
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	このドキュメントのレイヤーには {needed} が必要ですが、使えるのは {budget} です: ドキュメント全体の再描画は CPU で行われます
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	GPU メモリ（MB、0 = 自動）
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	段落の方向を自動判別
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	左から右への段落方向
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	右から左への段落方向
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
index 361cef2e95..6d5d07a25e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
@@ -3386,3 +3386,8 @@ curves	Smooth	매끄럽게
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	이 문서의 레이어: 레이어용 {budget} 중 {needed}
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	이 문서의 레이어에 {needed}가 필요하지만 {budget}만 사용할 수 있습니다: 문서 전체 다시 그리기는 CPU를 사용합니다
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	GPU 메모리(MB, 0 = 자동)
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	자동 단락 방향
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	왼쪽에서 오른쪽 단락 방향
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	오른쪽에서 왼쪽 단락 방향
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
index f1ac67961e..2194bd133b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/nl.tsv
@@ -3968,3 +3968,8 @@ curves	Smooth	Vloeiend maken
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	Lagen van dit document: {needed} van {budget} voor lagen
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	De lagen van dit document hebben {needed} nodig maar mogen {budget} gebruiken: het hele document wordt op de CPU opnieuw getekend
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	GPU-geheugen (MB, 0 = Automatisch)
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	Automatische alinearichting
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	Alinearichting van links naar rechts
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	Alinearichting van rechts naar links
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
index 04eb15609d..981c877471 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
@@ -3806,3 +3806,8 @@ curves	Smooth	Wygładź
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	Warstwy tego dokumentu: {needed} z {budget} na warstwy
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	Warstwy tego dokumentu potrzebują {needed}, ale mogą zająć {budget}: odświeżanie całego dokumentu używa CPU
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	Pamięć GPU (MB, 0 = Automatycznie)
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	Automatyczny kierunek akapitu
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	Kierunek akapitu od lewej do prawej
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	Kierunek akapitu od prawej do lewej
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
index 8d6b88fb54..82660050f1 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
@@ -3998,3 +3998,8 @@ layerLabel	No Color	Sem cor
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	Camadas deste documento: {needed} de {budget} para camadas
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	As camadas deste documento precisam de {needed} mas podem ocupar {budget}: o documento inteiro é redesenhado na CPU
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	Memória da GPU (MB, 0 = Automático)
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	Direção automática do parágrafo
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	Direção do parágrafo da esquerda para a direita
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	Direção do parágrafo da direita para a esquerda
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
index 9d733f11a7..98c591e7e3 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
@@ -3178,3 +3178,8 @@ curves	Smooth	Сгладить
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	Слои этого документа: {needed} из {budget} для слоёв
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	Слоям этого документа нужно {needed}, но занимать они могут {budget}: весь документ перерисовывается на CPU
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	Память GPU (МБ, 0 = автоматически)
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	Автоматическое направление абзаца
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	Направление абзаца слева направо
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	Направление абзаца справа налево
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
index d384c9badc..ca845fcdf2 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
@@ -4281,3 +4281,8 @@ shape	Appearance	Izgled
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	Slojevi ovog dokumenta: {needed} od {budget} za slojeve
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	Slojevima ovog dokumenta treba {needed}, a smeju da zauzmu {budget}: ceo dokument se ponovo iscrtava na CPU-u
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	GPU memorija (MB, 0 = Automatski)
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	Automatski smer pasusa
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	Smer pasusa sleva nadesno
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	Smer pasusa zdesna nalevo
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
index 5c35aba71c..47bec8c0e1 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
@@ -3938,3 +3938,8 @@ cameraData	Lens	Lens
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	Bu belgenin katmanları: katmanlar için {budget} içinden {needed}
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	Bu belgenin katmanlarının {needed} belleğe ihtiyacı var ama en fazla {budget} kullanabilirler: tüm belgenin yeniden çizimi CPU'yu kullanır
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	GPU Belleği (MB, 0 = Otomatik)
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	Otomatik paragraf yönü
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	Soldan sağa paragraf yönü
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	Sağdan sola paragraf yönü
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
index cb6f883eb2..ccb9dbd17a 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
@@ -3907,3 +3907,8 @@ curves	Smooth	Згладити
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	Шари цього документа: {needed} з {budget} для шарів
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	Шарам цього документа потрібно {needed}, але займати вони можуть {budget}: увесь документ перемальовується на CPU
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	Пам'ять GPU (МБ, 0 = автоматично)
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	Автоматичний напрямок абзацу
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	Напрямок абзацу зліва направо
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	Напрямок абзацу справа наліво
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
index e2e55ab1ba..33e59f69d4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
@@ -3694,3 +3694,8 @@ curves	Smooth	Làm mượt
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	Các lớp của tài liệu này: {needed} trên {budget} dành cho lớp
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	Các lớp của tài liệu này cần {needed} nhưng chỉ được dùng {budget}: vẽ lại toàn bộ tài liệu dùng CPU
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	Bộ nhớ GPU (MB, 0 = Tự động)
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	Hướng đoạn văn tự động
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	Hướng đoạn văn từ trái sang phải
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	Hướng đoạn văn từ phải sang trái
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
index eebeabaa6c..b0e62d1f16 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
@@ -2824,3 +2824,8 @@ curves	Smooth	平滑
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	此文档的图层：图层可用 {budget} 中的 {needed}
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	此文档的图层需要 {needed}，但只能占用 {budget}：整个文档的重绘使用 CPU
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	GPU 内存（MB，0 = 自动）
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	自动段落方向
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	从左到右的段落方向
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	从右到左的段落方向
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
index b35556b6fe..167d7c85b4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
@@ -2809,3 +2809,8 @@ curves	Smooth	平滑
 	This document's layers: {needed} of {budget} for layers	此文件的圖層：圖層可用 {budget} 中的 {needed}
 	This document's layers need {needed} but may hold {budget}: whole-document redraws use the CPU	此文件的圖層需要 {needed}，但只能佔用 {budget}：整份文件的重繪使用 CPU
 	GPU Memory (MB, 0 = Automatic)	GPU 記憶體（MB，0 = 自動）
+
+# Paragraph direction (TYPE-218-2)
+	Automatic paragraph direction	自動段落方向
+	Left-to-right paragraph direction	由左至右的段落方向
+	Right-to-left paragraph direction	由右至左的段落方向
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/state.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/state.rs
index 5cbda434e7..7ae845c53c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/state.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/state.rs
@@ -539,6 +539,9 @@ pub struct ToolOptions {
     pub type_size: f32,
     pub type_aa: String,
     pub type_align: String,
+    /// Type tool: paragraph direction of new type, "auto" (from the first strong character),
+    /// "ltr" or "rtl" (TYPE-218-2).
+    pub type_direction: String,
     /// Clone Stamp / Healing Brush.
     pub clone_aligned: bool,
     /// Pattern Stamp: lock the tile origin in document space across strokes.
@@ -784,6 +787,7 @@ impl Default for ToolOptions {
             type_size: 48.0,
             type_aa: "sharp".into(),
             type_align: "left".into(),
+            type_direction: "auto".into(),
             clone_aligned: true,
             pattern_stamp_aligned: true,
             pattern_stamp_impressionist: false,
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/tool_reset.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/tool_reset.rs
index 27e9622ab3..3e7a1d9ecf 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/tool_reset.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/tool_reset.rs
@@ -150,7 +150,9 @@ pub fn reset_options(o: &mut ToolOptions, tool: Tool) {
         Tool::MagicEraser => reset!(tolerance, anti_alias, contiguous, sample_all_layers, magic_eraser_opacity),
         Tool::Gradient => reset!(gradient_style, gradient_reverse, gradient_dither, gradient_classic, gradient_blend_mode, fill_opacity),
         Tool::PaintBucket => reset!(bucket_fill_pattern, fill_opacity, tolerance, anti_alias, contiguous, sample_all_layers),
-        Tool::Type | Tool::VerticalType | Tool::HorizontalTypeMask | Tool::VerticalTypeMask => reset!(type_font, type_style, type_size, type_aa, type_align),
+        Tool::Type | Tool::VerticalType | Tool::HorizontalTypeMask | Tool::VerticalTypeMask => {
+            reset!(type_font, type_style, type_size, type_aa, type_align, type_direction)
+        }
         Tool::Zoom => reset!(zoom_scrubby),
         Tool::SpotHealing => reset!(spot_type, sample_all_layers),
         Tool::Healing => reset!(clone_aligned, clone_sample),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/type_tool.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/type_tool.rs
index d73bb2e2c4..ce9b337b03 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/type_tool.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/type_tool.rs
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ pub fn pointer_up(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, start: [f64; 2], end: [f64; 2]) {
         "fontStyle": o.type_style,
         "size": o.type_size,
         "align": o.type_align,
+        "direction": o.type_direction,
         "color": hex(app.session.tools.foreground),
     });
     if w >= min && h >= min {
@@ -1780,6 +1781,15 @@ pub fn options_bar(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
     }
     ui.spacing_mut().item_spacing.x = 8.0;
     crate::widgets::vline(ui, 22.0);
+    ui.spacing_mut().item_spacing.x = 2.0;
+    for (key, tip, d) in direction_items() {
+        if direction_button(ui, d, o.type_direction == key, tip).clicked() {
+            app.ui.tool_options.type_direction = key.into();
+            apply(app, ui.ctx(), json!({"direction": key}));
+        }
+    }
+    ui.spacing_mut().item_spacing.x = 8.0;
+    crate::widgets::vline(ui, 22.0);
     // Text colour swatch with a picker popup.
     let c = shown
         .as_ref()
@@ -1983,6 +1993,47 @@ fn align_glyph(p: &egui::Painter, r: egui::Rect, a: photocraft_doc::text::TextAl
     }
 }
 
+/// Paragraph direction choices for the Paragraph panel and the options bar (TYPE-218-2): the
+/// `direction` value `type.setStyle` takes, the tooltip, and the direction it sets.
+fn direction_items() -> [(&'static str, &'static str, photocraft_doc::text::TextDirection); 3] {
+    use photocraft_doc::text::TextDirection as D;
+    [
+        ("auto", tl!("Automatic paragraph direction"), D::Auto),
+        ("ltr", tl!("Left-to-right paragraph direction"), D::Ltr),
+        ("rtl", tl!("Right-to-left paragraph direction"), D::Rtl),
+    ]
+}
+
+/// A pilcrow over an arrow pointing the way the paragraph runs; Auto points both ways.
+fn direction_glyph(p: &egui::Painter, r: egui::Rect, d: photocraft_doc::text::TextDirection, c: Color32) {
+    use photocraft_doc::text::TextDirection as D;
+    let g = p.layout_no_wrap("¶".to_string(), egui::FontId::proportional(11.0), c);
+    p.galley(egui::pos2(r.center().x - g.size().x / 2.0, r.top() - 2.0), g, c);
+    let (y, s) = (r.bottom() - 1.5, Stroke::new(1.3, c));
+    p.line_segment([egui::pos2(r.left(), y), egui::pos2(r.right(), y)], s);
+    let head = |x: f32, towards: f32| {
+        for dy in [-3.0, 3.0] {
+            p.line_segment([egui::pos2(x, y), egui::pos2(x - towards * 3.0, y + dy)], s);
+        }
+    };
+    if d != D::Rtl {
+        head(r.right(), 1.0);
+    }
+    if d != D::Ltr {
+        head(r.left(), -1.0);
+    }
+}
+
+/// The options bar's 24 px square button for one paragraph direction, styled like its icon buttons.
+fn direction_button(ui: &mut egui::Ui, d: photocraft_doc::text::TextDirection, selected: bool, tip: &str) -> egui::Response {
+    let (r, resp) = ui.allocate_exact_size(egui::vec2(24.0, 24.0), egui::Sense::click());
+    let tint = crate::icons::button_chrome(ui, r, selected, resp.hovered());
+    direction_glyph(ui.painter(), egui::Rect::from_center_size(r.center(), egui::vec2(14.0, 16.0)), d, tint);
+    let tip = tip.to_string();
+    resp.widget_info(|| egui::WidgetInfo::selected(egui::WidgetType::Button, true, selected, &tip));
+    resp.on_hover_text(tip)
+}
+
 /// A toggle button (faux styles, paragraph alignment) of width `w`, painted by `paint`.
 fn toggle_cell(ui: &mut egui::Ui, w: f32, on: bool, tip: &str, paint: impl FnOnce(&egui::Ui, egui::Rect, Color32)) -> bool {
     let t = crate::theme::Tokens::get(ui.ctx());
@@ -2305,6 +2356,19 @@ fn type_sections(app: &mut PhotocraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, character: bool, pa
             }
         });
         ui.add_space(ROW_GAP);
+        ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+            ui.spacing_mut().item_spacing.x = 2.0;
+            for (key, tip, d) in direction_items() {
+                let clicked = toggle_cell(ui, cw, para.direction == d, tip, |ui, r, col| {
+                    let g = egui::Rect::from_center_size(r.center(), egui::vec2(14.0, 16.0));
+                    direction_glyph(ui.painter(), g, d, col);
+                });
+                if clicked {
+                    apply(app, ui.ctx(), json!({"direction": key}));
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        ui.add_space(ROW_GAP);
         row(ui, &mut |ui| {
             if let Some(v) = num_field(ui, "→|", "Indent left margin", para.start_indent_pt, -1296.0..=1296.0, "pt", w) {
                 apply(app, ui.ctx(), json!({"startIndent": v}));
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/type_tool_tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/type_tool_tests.rs
index 7a23c9ccc3..869a1acc80 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/type_tool_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/type_tool_tests.rs
@@ -1438,6 +1438,62 @@ mod multi_layer_formatting {
         });
     }
 
+    /// The Paragraph section's direction buttons set the selected layers' paragraph direction in
+    /// one undo step, show the current one, and leave unselected layers and the tool's default for
+    /// new type alone (TYPE-218-2).
+    #[test]
+    fn paragraph_direction_buttons_set_and_show_the_direction() {
+        use egui::accesskit::Toggled;
+        use egui_kittest::kittest::NodeT;
+        use photocraft_doc::text::TextDirection;
+        let (app, ids) = fixture();
+        let dir = |app: &PhotocraftApp, id: LayerId| text(app, id).paragraph_runs()[0].style.direction;
+        let shown = |h: &Harness<'static, PhotocraftApp>, label: &str| h.get_by_label(label).accesskit_node().toggled();
+        let mut h = controls(app, true);
+        assert_eq!(shown(&h, "Automatic paragraph direction"), Some(Toggled::True), "new type follows its text");
+        assert_eq!(shown(&h, "Right-to-left paragraph direction"), Some(Toggled::False));
+        let steps = h.state().session.active().unwrap().history.entries().len();
+        h.get_by_label("Right-to-left paragraph direction").click();
+        h.run();
+        for id in &ids[..2] {
+            assert_eq!(dir(h.state(), *id), TextDirection::Rtl, "selected layers get the direction");
+        }
+        assert_eq!(dir(h.state(), ids[2]), TextDirection::Auto, "an unselected layer is untouched");
+        assert_eq!(h.state().session.active().unwrap().history.entries().len(), steps + 1, "one undo step");
+        assert_eq!(h.state().ui.tool_options.type_direction, "auto", "the panel edits layers, not new type");
+        h.run();
+        assert_eq!(shown(&h, "Right-to-left paragraph direction"), Some(Toggled::True), "the button shows it");
+        assert_eq!(shown(&h, "Automatic paragraph direction"), Some(Toggled::False));
+        h.get_by_label("Left-to-right paragraph direction").click();
+        h.run();
+        assert_eq!(dir(h.state(), ids[0]), TextDirection::Ltr);
+        assert!(h.state_mut().session.undo());
+        assert!(h.state_mut().session.undo());
+        for id in &ids[..2] {
+            assert_eq!(dir(h.state(), *id), TextDirection::Auto, "undo restores it");
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// The options bar's direction buttons set the selected layers' direction and the one new
+    /// type starts with, as its alignment buttons do (TYPE-218-2).
+    #[test]
+    fn options_bar_direction_sets_selected_layers_and_new_type() {
+        use photocraft_doc::text::TextDirection;
+        let (app, ids) = fixture();
+        let mut h = controls(app, false);
+        h.get_by_label("Right-to-left paragraph direction").click();
+        h.run();
+        assert_eq!(h.state().ui.tool_options.type_direction, "rtl");
+        for id in &ids[..2] {
+            assert_eq!(text(h.state(), *id).paragraph_runs()[0].style.direction, TextDirection::Rtl);
+        }
+        assert_eq!(text(h.state(), ids[2]).paragraph_runs()[0].style.direction, TextDirection::Auto);
+        super::super::pointer_up(h.state_mut(), [40.0, 60.0], [40.0, 60.0]);
+        let id = h.state().session.active().unwrap().active_layer.unwrap();
+        assert!(!ids.contains(&id), "a new type layer");
+        assert_eq!(text(h.state(), id).paragraph_runs()[0].style.direction, TextDirection::Rtl, "new type starts right to left");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn options_font_family_preserves_peer_faces_and_batches_layer_flags() {
         let (app, ids) = fixture();
diff --git a/docs/gaps.md b/docs/gaps.md
index faf0884c89..46d1074157 100644
--- a/docs/gaps.md
+++ b/docs/gaps.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Where PhotoCraft falls short of Photoshop
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-13 · **Change:** minor (G1: smart filter masks show on PSD open, Photoshop-oracle floor 188/258; G10: DPX read and write, #1049, Cineon read; G1: CMYK Hue/Saturation and Color Balance keep the black ink; G1: CMYK Posterize on the stored values, psd-tools oracle floor 242/309; G1: CMYK adjustment layers composite on the document's inks, Photoshop-oracle floor 165/258; G1: CMYK Brightness/Contrast on the inks, CMYK Threshold's luma; G1: modern Brightness/Contrast's brightness curve matches Photoshop, Photoshop-oracle floor 151/258; G1: Lab documents composite on their stored L, a, b, Photoshop-oracle floor 152/258; G1: Levels on whole levels at every step, Photoshop-oracle floor 146/258, psd-tools 238/309; G1: 32-bit Brightness/Contrast legacy, Channel Mixer, Photo Filter and Black & White tint unclipped as in Photoshop, Photoshop-oracle floor 149/258; G1: mask feathers blur with their exact variance, psd-tools oracle floor 240/309; G1: Threshold splits on Photoshop's luminosity, psd-tools oracle floor 241/309; G1: pass-through clipping base with an adjustment renders isolated, psd-tools oracle floor 240/309; G1: 16-bit Posterize as Photoshop bins it, psd-tools oracle floor 241/309; G1: Gradient Map driven by the W3C luminosity, Photoshop-oracle floor 147/258; G7: Field Blur's on-canvas pins, #3373; G4: Hue Jitter amount track, #3825 partial; G4: minimum field interaction, #3825 partial; G1: CMYK Invert, Posterize and Threshold on the inks, 16-bit Lab Invert; Photoshop-oracle floor 145/258; G11: `.atn` import maps 112 events: Select and Mask, Filter Gallery Spatter, Ripple, Crystallize, Pattern Fill layers, mask targeting, Step Backward, nudges in points, Bitmap mode; G5: Free Transform H/V skew fields; G9: toolbar tool shortcut editing; refreshed against main: G2, G5, G7, G9, G10, G13, G14, G17 items that landed; G10: DPX read and write, #1049; G4: checkbox-only Brush Settings rows; G11: Load/Save Actions `.atn` landed, AUTO-219-2 partial; G5: hold-a-key spring-loaded tools landed, #2672; G1: #2465 fixed; stale missing-tool rows corrected: Color Replacement, Red Eye and Add/Delete Anchor Point are live tools, so only Art History Brush is missing; no estimate changed) · **Target:** Adobe Photoshop 2026
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-16 · **Change:** minor (G8: paragraph direction buttons in the Paragraph panel and options bar, TYPE-218-2 partial; G1: smart filter masks show on PSD open, Photoshop-oracle floor 188/258; G10: DPX read and write, #1049, Cineon read; G1: CMYK Hue/Saturation and Color Balance keep the black ink; G1: CMYK Posterize on the stored values, psd-tools oracle floor 242/309; G1: CMYK adjustment layers composite on the document's inks, Photoshop-oracle floor 165/258; G1: CMYK Brightness/Contrast on the inks, CMYK Threshold's luma; G1: modern Brightness/Contrast's brightness curve matches Photoshop, Photoshop-oracle floor 151/258; G1: Lab documents composite on their stored L, a, b, Photoshop-oracle floor 152/258; G1: Levels on whole levels at every step, Photoshop-oracle floor 146/258, psd-tools 238/309; G1: 32-bit Brightness/Contrast legacy, Channel Mixer, Photo Filter and Black & White tint unclipped as in Photoshop, Photoshop-oracle floor 149/258; G1: mask feathers blur with their exact variance, psd-tools oracle floor 240/309; G1: Threshold splits on Photoshop's luminosity, psd-tools oracle floor 241/309; G1: pass-through clipping base with an adjustment renders isolated, psd-tools oracle floor 240/309; G1: 16-bit Posterize as Photoshop bins it, psd-tools oracle floor 241/309; G1: Gradient Map driven by the W3C luminosity, Photoshop-oracle floor 147/258; G7: Field Blur's on-canvas pins, #3373; G4: Hue Jitter amount track, #3825 partial; G4: minimum field interaction, #3825 partial; G1: CMYK Invert, Posterize and Threshold on the inks, 16-bit Lab Invert; Photoshop-oracle floor 145/258; G11: `.atn` import maps 112 events: Select and Mask, Filter Gallery Spatter, Ripple, Crystallize, Pattern Fill layers, mask targeting, Step Backward, nudges in points, Bitmap mode; G5: Free Transform H/V skew fields; G9: toolbar tool shortcut editing; refreshed against main: G2, G5, G7, G9, G10, G13, G14, G17 items that landed; G10: DPX read and write, #1049; G4: checkbox-only Brush Settings rows; G11: Load/Save Actions `.atn` landed, AUTO-219-2 partial; G5: hold-a-key spring-loaded tools landed, #2672; G1: #2465 fixed; stale missing-tool rows corrected: Color Replacement, Red Eye and Add/Delete Anchor Point are live tools, so only Art History Brush is missing; no estimate changed) · **Target:** Adobe Photoshop 2026
 
 Every known shortfall against Photoshop 2026 (27.11.0), one entry each, ranked by user impact
 on the way to beta. This is the work list agents pick from: take the highest-ranked entry that
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ what an agent can't finish alone.
 - **Estimate:** 80–140 h.
 
 ### G8. Type depth
-- **Missing:** type on a path (TYPE-218-1), paragraph direction UI (TYPE-218-2), complex-script
-  fallback fonts and golden tests (TYPE-218-3), OpenType Numerals and Stylistic Sets submenus
+- **Missing:** type on a path (TYPE-218-1), the visual RTL caret (TYPE-218-2; the paragraph
+  direction buttons landed 2026-10-16), complex-script fallback fonts and golden tests (TYPE-218-3), OpenType Numerals and Stylistic Sets submenus
   (TYPE-218-5; the Character panel buttons landed 2026-10-11, #3752), live Warp Text preview
   (TYPE-218-7, #2689), "rasterize and continue" for distort/perspective on type
   (TYPE-218-9), text free transform (#2630). Done since the re-measure: manual and optical kerning
   with PSD round trip (TYPE-218-6, #206), variable-font axes (TYPE-218-4, #2985).
-- **Evidence:** scorecard Type: 3 done, 2 partial, 4 missing. 2026-10-11: 2/3/4/5 clicks select
+- **Evidence:** scorecard Type: 4 done, 4 partial, 1 missing. 2026-10-11: 2/3/4/5 clicks select
   word, line, paragraph and all text, with tests (TYPE-218-8, #3493). The Type tool froze the app for
   60 s on one macOS machine (#2518).
 - **Estimate:** 120–200 h.
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ what an agent can't finish alone.
 
 | Date | Change | Summary |
 |---|---|---|
+| 2026-10-16 | minor | G8: Auto / Left-to-right / Right-to-left paragraph direction buttons in the Paragraph panel, Properties and the Type options bar; TYPE-218-2 partial (the visual RTL caret is still missing) |
 | 2026-10-14 | minor | G1: a PSD smart object's filter mask shows when the file opens (Photoshop stores the filtered pixels unmasked); export stores them that way too; Photoshop-oracle floor 185 → 188 of 258 |
 | 2026-10-13 | minor | G14: D90 image area measured (4288 × 2848 at (10, 10)); gap remains open |
 | 2026-10-14 | minor | Corpus floors raised to the measured results of the CMYK, Lab, 32-bit, Levels, Threshold, Posterize, feather and pass-through fixes landed together: Photoshop-authored 165 → 185 of 258, io 146 → 148 of 170, psd-tools 242 → 249 of 309 |
diff --git a/docs/scorecard.md b/docs/scorecard.md
index 377ce8583d..26553161df 100644
--- a/docs/scorecard.md
+++ b/docs/scorecard.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Generated by `cargo xtask scorecard` from `perf/budgets.toml`, `perf/baseline.js
 | [File compatibility](#file-compatibility) | 7 | 14 | 6 | io corpus: oracle ≥ 148/170, round trip ≥ 169/170; psd-tools corpus: oracle ≥ 249/309, round trip ≥ 308/309; photoshop oracles: oracle ≥ 188/256, round trip ≥ 258/256 |
 | [Tools](#tools) | 33 | 11 | 0 |  |
 | [Workspace and UI](#workspace-and-ui) | 13 | 6 | 4 | settings that do nothing: 26 of 168 (target 0) |
-| [Type](#type) | 4 | 3 | 2 |  |
+| [Type](#type) | 4 | 4 | 1 |  |
 | [Automation](#automation) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 631 of 631 menu items live (100.0%) |
 | [Reliability](#reliability) | 5 | 2 | 0 | never-crash lints on 29 of 29 crates; panic_hunt present |
 | [Distribution](#distribution) | 5 | 4 | 2 |  |
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ Unread: `general.color_picker`, `general.animated_zoom`, `general.zoom_resizes_w
 | Id | Target | Status | Issue | Note |
 |---|---|---|---|---|
 | TYPE-218-1 | Type on a path: path shape, glyphs along the curve, caret follows, PSD round trip | partial | [#218](https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/issues/218) | TextShape::Path (doc text.rs) with glyphs placed rigidly along the curve by arc length (text warp.rs PathFrame), type.attachToPath and type.detachFromPath (#4365), .pcraft round trip. Missing: clicking a path with the Type tool, the caret and selection following the curve, and PSD path text (it saves as point text) |
-| TYPE-218-2 | Paragraph direction (Auto/LTR/RTL) in the panel and options bar; visual RTL caret | missing | [#218](https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/issues/218) | Engine has TextDirection (text.rs:155); no UI |
+| TYPE-218-2 | Paragraph direction (Auto/LTR/RTL) in the panel and options bar; visual RTL caret | partial | [#218](https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/issues/218) | Paragraph section (Window > Paragraph and Properties) and the options bar have Auto / Left-to-right / Right-to-left buttons setting the paragraph direction through type.setStyle; the options bar's choice is also the direction new type starts with (type_tool.rs direction_items; paragraph_direction_buttons_set_and_show_the_direction, options_bar_direction_sets_selected_layers_and_new_type). Still missing: visual RTL caret (the arrow keys move in logical order) |
 | TYPE-218-3 | Thai/Khmer/Indic fallback fonts; golden shaping tests for complex scripts and RTL | partial | [#218](https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/issues/218) | Fallback fonts are covered for Thai, Khmer, Lao, Myanmar (THAI_FAMILIES, KHMER_FAMILIES, LAO_FAMILIES, MYANMAR_FAMILIES in fonts.rs; #1909, #3259), the nine Indic scripts (INDIC_FAMILIES: Nirmala UI, Kohinoor and Sangam MN, Noto Sans) and Arabic and Hebrew. Still missing: per-script golden shaping tests against reference output (only smoke tests that an installed font shapes without .notdef, plus a bidi test) |
 | TYPE-218-4 | Variable font axis sliders from the font's axes; opsz follows the point size | done | [#218](https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/issues/218) | One slider per axis of the style's font in the Character section (Properties and Window > Character), setting type.setStyle variations; opsz follows the type size unless set (layout.rs variation_list); a style or weight resets the wght axis (#2985). PSD does not round-trip axis values yet |
 | TYPE-218-5 | OpenType UI: Character panel buttons, Numerals and Stylistic Sets submenus | partial | [#218](https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/issues/218) | Type > OpenType toggles (type_extra_cmds.rs:512). Character panel (and the Properties Character section) has Photoshop's eight OpenType buttons: Standard Ligatures, Contextual Alternates, Discretionary Ligatures, Swash, Stylistic Alternates, Titling Alternates, Ordinals, Fractions, pressed while the feature is on at the selection and dispatching the type.openType.* commands (type_tool.rs opentype_row; character_panel_opentype_buttons_toggle_and_show_the_feature, #3752). Still missing: the Numerals and Stylistic Sets submenus, and greying out features the font lacks |
diff --git a/scorecard/type.toml b/scorecard/type.toml
index ee8a876a41..9b1957cbf8 100644
--- a/scorecard/type.toml
+++ b/scorecard/type.toml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ note = "TextShape::Path (doc text.rs) with glyphs placed rigidly along the curve
 [[item]]
 id = "TYPE-218-2"
 target = "Paragraph direction (Auto/LTR/RTL) in the panel and options bar; visual RTL caret"
-status = "missing"
+status = "partial"
 issue = 218
-note = "Engine has TextDirection (text.rs:155); no UI"
+note = "Paragraph section (Window > Paragraph and Properties) and the options bar have Auto / Left-to-right / Right-to-left buttons setting the paragraph direction through type.setStyle; the options bar's choice is also the direction new type starts with (type_tool.rs direction_items; paragraph_direction_buttons_set_and_show_the_direction, options_bar_direction_sets_selected_layers_and_new_type). Still missing: visual RTL caret (the arrow keys move in logical order)"
 
 [[item]]
 id = "TYPE-218-3"