How can I view Arabic/Persian numbers in a HTML page with strict doctype?

Question

I have an HTML page that is right-to-left. When I don\'t use any doctype, my numbers are in Arabic/Persian, but when I use strict mode they turn to English.

Answer 1

Assuming you want an XHTML 1.0 Strict document:

  
    
    
  

  
    
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Here's an equivalent HTML 4.01 Strict document:

  
    
    
  

  
    
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Here's an equivalent HTML5 page, just for comparison purposes.

  
    
    
  

  
    
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