---
title: "Create Multibyte Character Documents With Lasernet"
slug: "create-multibyte-character-documents-using-lasernet"
description: "Lasernet can generate documents containing multibyte characters, such as Arabic. Watch the video and read the article to find out more."
tags: ["Lasernet Core", "Text direction"]
updated: 2026-09-07T14:46:27Z
published: 2026-09-07T14:46:27Z
canonical: "kb.lasernetgroup.com/create-multibyte-character-documents-using-lasernet"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create Multibyte Character Documents

Lasernet enables you to generate documents containing multibyte characters, such as Mandarin, Cyrillic, Arabic, and Hebrew.

The following video provides an example:

[Embedded content](https://www.youtube.com/embed/rHz5bkSdgD8)

## Key Functions

- Create customer-facing documents containing multibyte characters. For languages such as Arabic, which require right-to-left rather than left-to-right text direction, you can use the [**Text direction**](/v1/docs/set-text-direction-for-xml-forms) option.

![The Edit Rearrange window with the Text direction checkbox.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/Edit Rearrange - Text direction.png)

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> To achieve the best results, we recommend upgrading to the latest version of Lasernet.
> 
> Multibyte characters are supported only when using XML-formatted input data, as the **Text direction** option is only available for rearranges from XML input data.

- Create documents using a mixture of Latin and multibyte characters, even within the same line.
- Convert numbers into words.
- Maintain compliance with specific requirements, such as with Shari’a law:
  - Include a Shari’a certificate reference within the footer of the Lasernet form.
  - Exclude references to loan interest.
- Create a split form to include different types of characters.
- Document output formats include PDF, XML, HTML, Microsoft Word, and Excel.

## Example Output Documents

Image 1: The first page of an account statement form in Arabic, including the Shari’a certificate reference.

![Account statement in Arabic.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/arabic statement page 1.png)

Image 2: An account statement form in Mandarin.

![An account statement form in Mandarin.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/mandarin document.png)