diff --git a/public/css/style.scss b/public/css/style.scss
index 87880b73f..641136c97 100644
--- a/public/css/style.scss
+++ b/public/css/style.scss
@@ -1337,6 +1337,14 @@ key {
   align-content: flex-start;
   user-select: none;
 
+  /* a little hack for right-to-left languages */
+  &.rightToLeftTest {
+    flex-direction: row-reverse;
+    .word {
+      flex-direction: row-reverse;
+    }
+  }
+
   &.flipped {
     .word {
       color: var(--text-color);
@@ -1522,16 +1530,6 @@ key {
       opacity: 0 !important;
     }
   }
-
-  /* a little hack for right-to-left languages */
-  div.pageTest.rightToLeftTest {
-    #words {
-      flex-direction: row-reverse;
-      .word {
-        flex-direction: row-reverse;
-      }
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 #showWordHistoryButton {
diff --git a/public/js/script.js b/public/js/script.js
index fdddc82be..b2aa2480c 100644
--- a/public/js/script.js
+++ b/public/js/script.js
@@ -554,8 +554,8 @@ function initWords() {
       wordsList.push(w[i]);
     }
   }
-  //special case right-to-left languages.
-  if (config.language == "hebrew") {
+  //special case right-to-left languages (currently only Hebrew)
+  if (config.language === "hebrew") {
     arrangeCharactersRightToLeft();
   } else {
     arrangeCharactersLeftToRight();
@@ -564,11 +564,11 @@ function initWords() {
 }
 
 function arrangeCharactersRightToLeft() {
-  $("#middle > div.pageTest").addClass("rightToLeftTest");
+  $("#words").addClass("rightToLeftTest");
 }
 
 function arrangeCharactersLeftToRight() {
-  $("#middle > div.pageTest").removeClass("rightToLeftTest");
+  $("#words").removeClass("rightToLeftTest");
 }
 
 function setToggleSettings(state) {
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ function updateCaretPosition() {
       .querySelectorAll("letter")[currentLetterIndex];
 
     if ($(currentLetter).length == 0) return;
-    //special case right to left languages
+    //special case right to left languages (currently only Hebrew)
     const isLeftToRight = config.language !== "hebrew";
     let currentLetterPosLeft = isLeftToRight
       ? currentLetter.offsetLeft