diff --git a/tcpdf.php b/tcpdf.php
index 4fbb4a0..9f386cf 100644
--- a/tcpdf.php
+++ b/tcpdf.php
@@ -18328,7 +18328,8 @@ Putting 1 is equivalent to putting 0 and calling Ln() just after. Default value:
 				}
 				// text
 				$this->htmlvspace = 0;
-				if ((!$this->premode) AND $this->isRTLTextDir()) {
+				$isRTLString = preg_match(TCPDF_FONT_DATA::$uni_RE_PATTERN_RTL, $dom[$key]['value']) || preg_match(TCPDF_FONT_DATA::$uni_RE_PATTERN_ARABIC, $dom[$key]['value']);
+				if ((!$this->premode) AND $this->isRTLTextDir() AND !$isRTLString) {
 					// reverse spaces order
 					$lsp = ''; // left spaces
 					$rsp = ''; // right spaces
@@ -18343,7 +18344,7 @@ Putting 1 is equivalent to putting 0 and calling Ln() just after. Default value:
 				if ($newline) {
 					if (!$this->premode) {
 						$prelen = strlen($dom[$key]['value']);
-						if ($this->isRTLTextDir()) {
+						if ($this->isRTLTextDir() AND !$isRTLString) {
 							// right trim except non-breaking space
 							$dom[$key]['value'] = $this->stringRightTrim($dom[$key]['value']);
 						} else {