Hi, in RTL text direction the middle and bottom alternatives of \textrule extend into the right margin. \setupalign[righttoleft] \starttext \textrule[top]{} \textrule[middle]{} \textrule[bottom]{} \stoptext A fix for this is to use \naturalvpack instead of \vpack. %%%% pack-mrl.mkiv \def\pack_textrule_with_text_nop#1%   {\ifhmode      \endgraf    \fi    \doifelse{\directtextrulesparameter\c!depthcorrection}\v!on      \pack_textrule_correct_depth_yes      \pack_textrule_correct_depth_nop    \nointerlineskip -  \noindent\vpack % was \dontleavehmode +  \noindent\naturalvpack % was \dontleavehmode      {\color[\directtextrulesparameter\c!rulecolor]         {\hrule            \s!depth \directtextrulesparameter\c!rulethickness            \s!height\zeropoint            \s!width \availablehsize}}} %%%% Wolfgang