diff --git a/components/ComposeEmail.tsx b/components/ComposeEmail.tsx
index d739d031..ecd87c82 100644
--- a/components/ComposeEmail.tsx
+++ b/components/ComposeEmail.tsx
@@ -259,10 +259,9 @@ export default function ComposeEmail({
                 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',
-                  textAlign: 'start',
-                  unicodeBidi: 'plaintext'
+                  writingMode: 'horizontal-tb',
+                  direction: 'ltr'
                 }}
-                dir="auto"
               />
             </div>
           </div>