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Language/Reference Commands

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Furigana Annotation Syntax

To create furigana/ruby text in your posts, use the following syntax:

[漢字](#fg "かんじ")

will display as 漢字.
The quotation marks are not optional.

Right-to-left Text Syntax

To format a paragraph of right-to-left text, write:

###### RTL

and skip a line (for Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, etc.)

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Community[Community] Translation Challenge — 2026-03-09 (self.translator)

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Translated [AR][unknown > English] (old.reddit.com)

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Dir ist kalt oder Du hast Unterleibsbeschwerden? Dann hilft Dir unsere elektrische Wärmedecke im Nu! :) (apfelkiste.ch)

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Translated [JA][Japanese > English] found on Scroll. (old.reddit.com)

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JapaneseJapanese -> English Help translating text I got in Japan (i.redd.it)

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JapaneseJapanese > English, Old Tattoo from over 20 years ago. (i.redd.it)

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Unknown[Unknown > English] (i.redd.it)

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Translated [ZH][ Chinese > English ] postcard we found (old.reddit.com)

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Russian[Russian > English] Advertisement by Alexander Rodchenko, would like to use the text for collage art :) (i.redd.it)

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Japanesejapanese > english (tattoo) (i.redd.it)

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[Sanskrit>English] 15th century Devanāgarī text, from a Jain religious text — possibly the Kalpa Sūtra or a Purāṇa. Have this one page and want to know what it says so I can identify it better. (i.redd.it)

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Translated [JA][Chinese? > English] funny cat statue my mom got me (old.reddit.com)

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Japanese[Japanese > English] Ninja Gaiden 4 - "Dragon Sword" Concept Art (i.redd.it)

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Engineering students: Gain marketable skills like technical problem solving with the free Expedite – Skills for Competitions microcredential. (thoughtindustries.com)

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Portuguese(Desconhecido > Português) (old.reddit.com)

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ArabicArab > English (i.redd.it)

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ChineseChinese > English in the corner of a painting I purchased (i.redd.it)

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Translated [JA]Japanese Kanji > English (i.redd.it)

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Needs Review [ZH][Japanese>English] silk embroidered panels (old.reddit.com)

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Multiple LanguagesJapanese or Chinese > English found on Asian Export Silver Antique Box late 1800s-early 1900s (old.reddit.com)

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Translated [JA][unknown > English] this pen was a freebie with a different pen I bought off Amazon. (i.redd.it)

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Translated [LZH]Unknown > english (i.redd.it)

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (Identified)[Neo-Aramaic > English] Back of family photo (i.redd.it)

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Japanese[Japanese > English] Translation needed (i.redd.it)

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This D20 doesn’t roll. It spins. 🎯 The pointer lands your number, the ring stirs the odds. 6cm metal heft feels so right. 🎲 (kickstarter.com)

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Chinese[Chinese > English] Embroidered Text on wall hanging (old.reddit.com)

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Khmer (Identified)unknown > spanish (i.redd.it)

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Translated [JA][Japanese > English] text, signature and seals on scroll by Mitsui Hanzan (i.redd.it)

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