Icon libraries face right-to-left challenges, need metadata for proper behavior
Icon libraries encounter a key challenge in supporting right-to-left interfaces, as icons require different handling. Some need mirroring, others need distinct assets, and some lack documented behavior altogether. Major design systems like Microsoft Fluent UI and Wikimedia Codex include direction metadata for icons. An icon aggregator handling multiple sources may face icons with unknown intended RTL behavior. The argument is that this 'unknown' state is valuable data, preventing incorrect automated assumptions.
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