diff --git a/app/templating/DateHelper.scala b/app/templating/DateHelper.scala
index ffd43a370a4ea..9980102312bf2 100644
--- a/app/templating/DateHelper.scala
+++ b/app/templating/DateHelper.scala
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import play.api.i18n.Lang
 import java.time.format.{ FormatStyle, DateTimeFormatter }
 import java.time.{ Duration, LocalDate }
 
-import lila.app.ui.ScalatagsTemplate.*
+import lila.app.ui.ScalatagsTemplate.{*, given}
 import lila.i18n.PeriodLocales
 
 trait DateHelper:
@@ -49,11 +49,17 @@ trait DateHelper:
   def showEnglishDate(instant: Instant): String    = englishDateFormatter print instant
   def showEnglishInstant(instant: Instant): String = englishDateTimeFormatter print instant
 
-  def semanticDate(instant: Instant)(using Lang): Tag =
-    timeTag(datetimeAttr := isoDateTime(instant))(showDate(instant))
-
-  def semanticDate(date: LocalDate)(using Lang): Tag =
-    timeTag(datetimeAttr := isoDateTime(date.atStartOfDay.instant))(showDate(date))
+  def semanticDate(instant: Instant)(using lang: Lang): Tag =
+    timeTag(
+      datetimeAttr := isoDateTime(instant),
+      dir := isRTL.option("rtl")
+    )(showDate(instant))
+
+  def semanticDate(date: LocalDate)(using lang: Lang): Tag =
+    timeTag(
+      datetimeAttr := isoDateTime(date.atStartOfDay.instant),
+      dir := isRTL.option("rtl")
+    )(showDate(date))
 
   def showMinutes(minutes: Int)(using Lang): String =
     showDuration(Duration.ofMinutes(minutes))