Dear gang, In the attached/following example, bidi is not applied in the footnote: \setupdirections[bidi=global] \starttext \definedfont[file:almfixed.otf*arabic at 14pt] Test امتحان test \startfootnote \definedfont[file:almfixed.otf*arabic at 14pt] Test امتحان test \stopfootnote{} \stoptext Is there something else that I need to do? Thanks in advance! [Also: Is there a way to not have to declare \definedfont twice?] Best wishes Idris -- Idris Samawi Hamid, Professor Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80512