diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/activities/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
index 12542efb..d2c73540 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.Menu
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
+import androidx.core.text.TextUtilsCompat
+import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.dialogs.RadioGroupDialog
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.*
@@ -222,13 +224,8 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
     private fun setupGravity() {
         settings_gravity.text = getGravityText()
         settings_gravity_holder.setOnClickListener {
-            val items = arrayListOf(
-                RadioItem(GRAVITY_LEFT, getString(R.string.left)),
-                RadioItem(GRAVITY_CENTER, getString(R.string.center)),
-                RadioItem(GRAVITY_RIGHT, getString(R.string.right))
-            )
-
-            RadioGroupDialog(this@SettingsActivity, items, config.gravity) {
+            val items = listOf(GRAVITY_START, GRAVITY_CENTER, GRAVITY_END).map { RadioItem(it, getGravityOptionLabel(it)) }
+            RadioGroupDialog(this@SettingsActivity, ArrayList(items), config.gravity) {
                 config.gravity = it as Int
                 settings_gravity.text = getGravityText()
                 updateWidgets()
@@ -236,13 +233,24 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun getGravityText() = getString(
-        when (config.gravity) {
-            GRAVITY_LEFT -> R.string.left
-            GRAVITY_CENTER -> R.string.center
-            else -> R.string.right
+    private fun getGravityOptionLabel(gravity: Int): String {
+        val leftToRightDirection = TextUtilsCompat.getLayoutDirectionFromLocale(Locale.getDefault()) == ViewCompat.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR
+        val leftRightLabels = listOf(R.string.left, R.string.right)
+        val startEndLabels = if (leftToRightDirection) {
+            leftRightLabels
+        } else {
+            leftRightLabels.reversed()
         }
-    )
+        return getString(
+            when (gravity) {
+                GRAVITY_START -> startEndLabels.first()
+                GRAVITY_CENTER -> R.string.center
+                else -> startEndLabels.last()
+            }
+        )
+    }
+
+    private fun getGravityText() = getGravityOptionLabel(config.gravity)
 
     private fun setupCursorPlacement() {
         settings_cursor_placement.isChecked = config.placeCursorToEnd
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/adapters/WidgetAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/adapters/WidgetAdapter.kt
index 3f71fd48..d3d9dd2b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/adapters/WidgetAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/adapters/WidgetAdapter.kt
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import android.graphics.Paint
 import android.view.View
 import android.widget.RemoteViews
 import android.widget.RemoteViewsService
-import com.google.gson.Gson
-import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.adjustAlpha
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.setText
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.setTextSize
@@ -95,8 +93,8 @@ class WidgetAdapter(val context: Context, val intent: Intent) : RemoteViewsServi
         return when {
             gravity == GRAVITY_CENTER && isMonospaced -> R.id.widget_text_center_monospace
             gravity == GRAVITY_CENTER -> R.id.widget_text_center
-            gravity == GRAVITY_RIGHT && isMonospaced -> R.id.widget_text_right_monospace
-            gravity == GRAVITY_RIGHT -> R.id.widget_text_right
+            gravity == GRAVITY_END && isMonospaced -> R.id.widget_text_right_monospace
+            gravity == GRAVITY_END -> R.id.widget_text_right
             isMonospaced -> R.id.widget_text_left_monospace
             else -> R.id.widget_text_left
         }
@@ -109,8 +107,8 @@ class WidgetAdapter(val context: Context, val intent: Intent) : RemoteViewsServi
         return when {
             gravity == GRAVITY_CENTER && isMonospaced -> R.id.checklist_text_center_monospace
             gravity == GRAVITY_CENTER -> R.id.checklist_text_center
-            gravity == GRAVITY_RIGHT && isMonospaced -> R.id.checklist_text_right_monospace
-            gravity == GRAVITY_RIGHT -> R.id.checklist_text_right
+            gravity == GRAVITY_END && isMonospaced -> R.id.checklist_text_right_monospace
+            gravity == GRAVITY_END -> R.id.checklist_text_right
             isMonospaced -> R.id.checklist_text_left_monospace
             else -> R.id.checklist_text_left
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/helpers/Config.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/helpers/Config.kt
index 6741c520..99efa930 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/helpers/Config.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/helpers/Config.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.simplemobiletools.notes.pro.helpers
 
-import android.annotation.SuppressLint
 import android.content.Context
 import android.os.Environment
 import android.view.Gravity
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ class Config(context: Context) : BaseConfig(context) {
         set(showWordCount) = prefs.edit().putBoolean(SHOW_WORD_COUNT, showWordCount).apply()
 
     var gravity: Int
-        get() = prefs.getInt(GRAVITY, GRAVITY_LEFT)
+        get() = prefs.getInt(GRAVITY, GRAVITY_START)
         set(size) = prefs.edit().putInt(GRAVITY, size).apply()
 
     var currentNoteId: Long
@@ -80,11 +79,10 @@ class Config(context: Context) : BaseConfig(context) {
         get() = prefs.getBoolean(MOVE_DONE_CHECKLIST_ITEMS, false)
         set(moveDoneChecklistItems) = prefs.edit().putBoolean(MOVE_DONE_CHECKLIST_ITEMS, moveDoneChecklistItems).apply()
 
-    @SuppressLint("RtlHardcoded")
     fun getTextGravity() = when (gravity) {
         GRAVITY_CENTER -> Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL
-        GRAVITY_RIGHT -> Gravity.RIGHT
-        else -> Gravity.LEFT
+        GRAVITY_END -> Gravity.END
+        else -> Gravity.START
     }
 
     var fontSizePercentage: Int
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
index 415e7f5a..5d7e2b19 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ const val EXPORT_MIME_TYPE = "text/plain"
 const val ADD_NEW_CHECKLIST_ITEMS_TOP = "add_new_checklist_items_top"
 
 // gravity
-const val GRAVITY_LEFT = 0
+const val GRAVITY_START = 0
 const val GRAVITY_CENTER = 1
-const val GRAVITY_RIGHT = 2
+const val GRAVITY_END = 2
 
 // mime types
 const val MIME_TEXT_PLAIN = "text/plain"