\documentclass{article} \usepackage{tabularx} \usepackage{bidi} \title{Testing \textsf{tabularx} Package in RTL and LTR} \author{Vafa Khalighi} \begin{document} \maketitle \section{LTR} \begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{|l|p{1.25cm}|p{1.5cm}|X|}\hline \multicolumn{1}{|c|}{\textbf{Animal}} & \textbf{Hair Colour} & \multicolumn{2}{c|}{\textbf{Favourite foods}} \\\hline\hline Elephant & Gray & Peanuts & Unshelled, prepared in Sea Salt, and warmed over hot stone grill \\\cline{3-4} & & Cabbage and Greens & Sun dried until lightly browned (2-3 days minimum); seasoned with Hyperchem super feed \\\cline{4-4} & & & Boiled to British standard \\\hline\hline Lion & Yellow & Elephants & Tartare \\\cline{4-4} & & & Must be served warm, with no trace of buckshot. Gaiminess considered desireable. \\\hline \end{tabularx} \section{RTL} \setRTL \begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{|r|p{1.25cm}|p{1.5cm}|X|}\hline \multicolumn{1}{|c|}{\textbf{Animal}} & \textbf{Hair Colour} & \multicolumn{2}{c|}{\textbf{Favourite foods}} \\\hline\hline Elephant & Gray & Peanuts & Unshelled, prepared in Sea Salt, and warmed over hot stone grill \\\cline{3-4} & & Cabbage and Greens & Sun dried until lightly browned (2-3 days minimum); seasoned with Hyperchem super feed \\\cline{4-4} & & & Boiled to British standard \\\hline\hline Lion & Yellow & Elephants & Tartare \\\cline{4-4} & & & Must be served warm, with no trace of buckshot. Gaiminess considered desireable. \\\hline \end{tabularx} \end{document}