RTL Language Indicator Regex for Go
/^[-ۿ-ݐ-ݿﭐ-﷿ﹰ-]/What this pattern does
This page provides a lightweight, single-purpose regular expression for matching rtl language indicator, ported and verified for Go. A rigorously tested regex reduces debugging time and protects your application from edge-case failures. The snippet below is ready to drop into your Go project — whether you're validating in a Gin handler, a gRPC service, or a command-line tool.
Go Implementation
// RTL Language Indicator
// ReDoS-safe | RegexVault — Localization > Locale & Language
package validation
import "regexp"
var rtlLanguageIndicatorRe = regexp.MustCompile(`^[-ۿ-ݐ-ݿﭐ-﷿ﹰ-]`)
func ValidateRtlLanguageIndicator(s string) bool {
return rtlLanguageIndicatorRe.MatchString(s)
}
// Example
// fmt.Println(ValidateRtlLanguageIndicator("مرحبا")) // trueTest Cases
Matches (Valid) | Rejects (Invalid) |
|---|---|
مرحبا | Hello |
שלום | こんにちは |
سلام | 你好 |
| — | 안녕 |
When to use this pattern
This pattern is drawn from the Localization > Locale & Language category and carries a ReDoS-safe certification. That matters for Go developers because Go's RE2 engine is inherently safe from catastrophic backtracking, but this pattern has been additionally verified for correctness. RegexVault audits patterns against known backtracking attack vectors, ensuring you have the necessary context before using this regex in a high-stakes production environment.
Common Pitfalls
Persian (Farsi) and Urdu use the Arabic script range with additional characters. Kurdish (Kurmanji) uses Latin script. Pashto uses Arabic script. Script detection is more reliable than language detection for RTL determination.
Technical Notes
Unicode ranges: 0600-06FF (Arabic), 0590-05FF (Hebrew), 0750-077F (Arabic Supplement), FB50-FDFF (Arabic Presentation Forms A), FE70-FEFF (Arabic Presentation Forms B). Use for dynamic RTL layout detection, not for validation.
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