diff --git a/components/ComposeEmail.tsx b/components/ComposeEmail.tsx
index 82c3f667..418dfc0c 100644
--- a/components/ComposeEmail.tsx
+++ b/components/ComposeEmail.tsx
@@ -223,8 +223,12 @@ export default function ComposeEmail({
                 onInput={handleInput}
                 className="w-full h-full mt-1 bg-white border border-gray-300 rounded-md p-2 text-gray-900 overflow-y-auto"
                 style={{ 
-                  minHeight: '200px'
+                  minHeight: '200px',
+                  direction: 'ltr',
+                  textAlign: 'left',
+                  unicodeBidi: 'bidi-override'
                 }}
+                dir="ltr"
               />
             </div>
           </div>