diff --git a/addons/crm/views/crm_lead_views.xml b/addons/crm/views/crm_lead_views.xml
index 8bd74d9150f6a..d871d523c2cb6 100644
--- a/addons/crm/views/crm_lead_views.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/views/crm_lead_views.xml
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
                     <field name="contact_name" optional="show"/>
                     <field name="partner_name" optional="hide"/>
                     <field name="email_from" optional="show"/>
-                    <field name="phone" optional="show"/>
+                    <field name="phone" optional="show" class="o_force_ltr"/>
                     <field name="city" optional="show"/>
                     <field name="state_id" optional="hide"/>
                     <field name="country_id" optional="show"/>
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@
                     <field name="name" string="Opportunity"/>
                     <field name="partner_id" string="Customer" optional="show"/>
                     <field name="email_from" optional="hide"/>
-                    <field name="phone" optional="hide"/>
+                    <field name="phone" class="o_force_ltr" optional="hide"/>
                     <field name="city" optional="hide"/>
                     <field name="state_id" optional="hide"/>
                     <field name="country_id" optional="show"/>
diff --git a/addons/crm/wizard/crm_lead_to_opportunity_views.xml b/addons/crm/wizard/crm_lead_to_opportunity_views.xml
index bbf770ba0fdc8..63fd14f442016 100644
--- a/addons/crm/wizard/crm_lead_to_opportunity_views.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/wizard/crm_lead_to_opportunity_views.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                                 <field name="contact_name"/>
                                 <field name="country_id" invisible="context.get('invisible_country', True)"/>
                                 <field name="email_from"/>
-                                <field name="phone"/>
+                                <field name="phone" class="o_force_ltr"/>
                                 <field name="stage_id"/>
                                 <field name="user_id"/>
                                 <field name="team_id" kanban_view_ref="%(sales_team.crm_team_view_kanban)s"/>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
                                 <field name="contact_name"/>
                                 <field name="country_id" invisible="context.get('invisible_country', True)"/>
                                 <field name="email_from"/>
-                                <field name="phone"/>
+                                <field name="phone" class="o_force_ltr"/>
                                 <field name="stage_id"/>
                                 <field name="user_id"/>
                                 <field name="team_id"/>
diff --git a/addons/crm/wizard/crm_merge_opportunities_views.xml b/addons/crm/wizard/crm_merge_opportunities_views.xml
index 8b253dccec094..f4a6daddc7861 100644
--- a/addons/crm/wizard/crm_merge_opportunities_views.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/wizard/crm_merge_opportunities_views.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                                 <field name="type"/>
                                 <field name="contact_name"/>
                                 <field name="email_from"/>
-                                <field name="phone"/>
+                                <field name="phone" class="o_force_ltr"/>
                                 <field name="stage_id"/>
                                 <field name="user_id"/>
                                 <field name="team_id"/>
diff --git a/addons/event/views/event_views.xml b/addons/event/views/event_views.xml
index 4ec7ebb9f8585..d506ce470f810 100644
--- a/addons/event/views/event_views.xml
+++ b/addons/event/views/event_views.xml
@@ -494,8 +494,8 @@
                                 <field name="partner_id" attrs="{'readonly':[('state', '!=', 'draft')]}"/>
                                 <field name="name"/>
                                 <field name="email"/>
-                                <field name="phone"/>
-                                <field name="mobile"/>
+                                <field name="phone" class="o_force_ltr"/>
+                                <field name="mobile" class="o_force_ltr"/>
                             </group>
                             <group string="Event Information" name="event">
                                 <field name="event_id" attrs="{'readonly': [('state', '!=', 'draft')]}" options="{'no_create': True}"/>
diff --git a/addons/event_sale/wizard/event_edit_registration.xml b/addons/event_sale/wizard/event_edit_registration.xml
index 4630417a1c049..d897db8cca5c3 100644
--- a/addons/event_sale/wizard/event_edit_registration.xml
+++ b/addons/event_sale/wizard/event_edit_registration.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
                             <field name="event_ticket_id" domain="[('event_id', '=', event_id)]" readonly='1' force_save="1"/>
                             <field name="name"/>
                             <field name="email"/>
-                            <field name="mobile"/>
-                            <field name="phone"/>
+                            <field name="mobile" class="o_force_ltr"/>
+                            <field name="phone" class="o_force_ltr"/>
                         </tree>
                     </field>
                     <footer>
diff --git a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_public_views.xml b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_public_views.xml
index 0d0f829b2dd9a..f065806c4540d 100644
--- a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_public_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_public_views.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <tree string="Employees">
                     <field name="name"/>
-                    <field name="work_phone"/>
+                    <field name="work_phone" class="o_force_ltr"/>
                     <field name="work_email"/>
                     <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
                     <field name="department_id"/>
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
                                 <ul>
                                     <li id="last_login"/>
                                     <li t-if="record.work_email.raw_value"><field name="work_email" /></li>
-                                    <li t-if="record.work_phone.raw_value"><field name="work_phone" /></li>
+                                    <li t-if="record.work_phone.raw_value" class="o_force_ltr"><field name="work_phone" /></li>
                                 </ul>
                             </div>
                         </div>
diff --git a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
index fd02ec74a3aff..90fd84f01df9e 100644
--- a/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/views/hr_employee_views.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
                                                 'form_view_ref': 'base.res_partner_view_form_private'}"
                                             options='{"always_reload": True, "highlight_first_line": True}'/>
                                         <field name="private_email" string="Email"/>
-                                        <field name="phone" groups="hr.group_hr_user" string="Phone"/>
+                                        <field name="phone" class="o_force_ltr" groups="hr.group_hr_user" string="Phone"/>
                                         <field name="bank_account_id" context="{'default_partner_id': address_home_id}"/>
                                         <field name="km_home_work" groups="hr.group_hr_user"/>
                                     </group>
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
                                     </group>
                                     <group string="Emergency">
                                         <field name="emergency_contact"/>
-                                        <field name="emergency_phone"/>
+                                        <field name="emergency_phone" class="o_force_ltr"/>
                                     </group>
                                     <group string="Work Permit" name="work_permit">
                                         <field name="visa_no"/>
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <tree string="Employees">
                     <field name="name"/>
-                    <field name="work_phone"/>
+                    <field name="work_phone" class="o_force_ltr"/>
                     <field name="work_email"/>
                     <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
                     <field name="department_id"/>
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
                                <ul>
                                    <li id="last_login"/>
                                    <li t-if="record.work_email.raw_value" class="o_text_overflow"><field name="work_email" /></li>
-                                   <li t-if="record.work_phone.raw_value"><field name="work_phone" /></li>
+                                   <li t-if="record.work_phone.raw_value" class="o_force_ltr"><field name="work_phone" /></li>
                                </ul>
                            </div>
                        </div>
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <tree string="Employees">
                     <field name="name"/>
-                    <field name="work_phone"/>
+                    <field name="work_phone" class="o_force_ltr"/>
                     <field name="work_email"/>
                     <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
                     <field name="department_id"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr/views/res_users.xml b/addons/hr/views/res_users.xml
index 8a7106fbe98ac..cc86ab92088da 100644
--- a/addons/hr/views/res_users.xml
+++ b/addons/hr/views/res_users.xml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
                                             options='{"always_reload": True, "highlight_first_line": True}'
                                             attrs="{'readonly': [('can_edit', '=', False)]}"/>
                                         <field name="private_email" string="Email" attrs="{'readonly': [('can_edit', '=', False)]}"/>
-                                        <field name="employee_phone" string="Phone" attrs="{'readonly': [('can_edit', '=', False)]}"/>
+                                        <field name="employee_phone" string="Phone" class="o_force_ltr" attrs="{'readonly': [('can_edit', '=', False)]}"/>
                                         <field name="employee_bank_account_id" attrs="{'readonly': [('can_edit', '=', False)]}"/>
                                         <field name="km_home_work" attrs="{'readonly': [('can_edit', '=', False)]}"/>
                                     </group>
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@
                                         <field name="children" attrs="{'readonly': [('can_edit', '=', False)]}"/>
                                     </group>
                                     <group string="Emergency">
-                                        <field name="emergency_contact" attrs="{'readonly': [('can_edit', '=', False)]}"/>
-                                        <field name="emergency_phone" attrs="{'readonly': [('can_edit', '=', False)]}"/>
+                                        <field name="emergency_contact" class="o_force_ltr" attrs="{'readonly': [('can_edit', '=', False)]}"/>
+                                        <field name="emergency_phone" class="o_force_ltr" attrs="{'readonly': [('can_edit', '=', False)]}"/>
                                     </group>
                                     <group string="Work Permit" name="work_permit">
                                         <field name="visa_no" attrs="{'readonly': [('can_edit', '=', False)]}"/>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_recruitment_views.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_recruitment_views.xml
index 15cf020c205ed..390ac1519b941 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_recruitment_views.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/views/hr_recruitment_views.xml
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                                 <field name="categ_ids" widget="many2many_tags" options="{'color_field': 'color'}"/>
-                                <t t-if="record.partner_mobile.raw_value"><i class="fa fa-mobile mr4" role="img" aria-label="Mobile" title="Mobile"/><field name="partner_mobile" widget ="phone"/><br/></t>
+                                <t t-if="record.partner_mobile.raw_value"><i class="fa fa-mobile mr4" role="img" aria-label="Mobile" title="Mobile"/><field name="partner_mobile" widget="phone"/><br/></t>
                                 <div class="o_kanban_record_bottom mt4">
                                     <div class="oe_kanban_bottom_left">
                                         <div class="float-left mr4" groups="base.group_user">
diff --git a/addons/lunch/views/lunch_supplier_views.xml b/addons/lunch/views/lunch_supplier_views.xml
index e2cbf1325e3f4..e0d5af08f338d 100644
--- a/addons/lunch/views/lunch_supplier_views.xml
+++ b/addons/lunch/views/lunch_supplier_views.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <tree>
                 <field name="name"/>
-                <field name="phone"/>
+                <field name="phone" class="o_force_ltr"/>
                 <field name="email"/>
             </tree>
         </field>
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
                         <group>
                             <field name="active" invisible="1"/>
                             <field name="email" attrs="{'required': [('send_by', '=', 'mail')]}"/>
-                            <field name="phone"  attrs="{'required': [('send_by', '=', 'phone')]}"/>
+                            <field name="phone" class="o_force_ltr" attrs="{'required': [('send_by', '=', 'phone')]}"/>
                             <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
                             <field name="responsible_id" attrs="{'required': [('send_by', '=', 'mail')]}" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                         </group>
diff --git a/addons/mass_mailing_sms/views/mailing_contact_views.xml b/addons/mass_mailing_sms/views/mailing_contact_views.xml
index eb2d7e57384e7..5676a4584dd94 100644
--- a/addons/mass_mailing_sms/views/mailing_contact_views.xml
+++ b/addons/mass_mailing_sms/views/mailing_contact_views.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
                 <field name="create_date"/>
                 <field name="name"/>
                 <field name="company_name"/>
-                <field name="mobile"/>
+                <field name="mobile" class="o_force_ltr"/>
                 <field name="phone_sanitized" invisible="1"/>
                 <field name="phone_blacklisted"/>
                 <field name="opt_out" invisible="'default_list_ids' not in context"/>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="mass_mailing.view_mail_mass_mailing_contact_kanban"/>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='email']" position="after">
-                <field name="mobile"/>
+                <field name="mobile" class="o_force_ltr"/>
                 <field name="phone_sanitized" invisible="1"/>
             </xpath>
             <xpath expr="//t[@t-esc='record.email.value']" position="after">
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/scss/ui.scss b/addons/web/static/src/scss/ui.scss
index d94fd07ed73d9..0a318c57d131d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/scss/ui.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/scss/ui.scss
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ span.o_force_ltr {
     display: inline-block;
 }
 .o_force_ltr, .o_field_phone {
+    unicode-bidi: embed; // ensure element has level of embedding for direction
     /*rtl:ignore*/
     direction: ltr;
 }
diff --git a/addons/website/views/website_visitor_views.xml b/addons/website/views/website_visitor_views.xml
index defd2546d1fca..17e1f04ea8ebe 100644
--- a/addons/website/views/website_visitor_views.xml
+++ b/addons/website/views/website_visitor_views.xml
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
                             <field name="is_connected" invisible="1"/>
                             <field name="partner_id" attrs="{'invisible': [('partner_id', '=', False)]}"/>
                             <field name="email"/>
-                            <field name="mobile"/>
+                            <field name="mobile" class="o_force_ltr"/>
                             <field name="country_id" attrs="{'invisible': [('country_id', '=', False)]}"/>
                             <field name="lang_id"/>
                         </group>
diff --git a/addons/website_event_track/views/event_track_views.xml b/addons/website_event_track/views/event_track_views.xml
index 58272197a0917..443b3c146d178 100644
--- a/addons/website_event_track/views/event_track_views.xml
+++ b/addons/website_event_track/views/event_track_views.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
                                     <field name="partner_id" domain="['|', ('company_id', '=', company_id), ('company_id', '=', False)]"/>
                                     <field name="partner_name"/>
                                     <field name="partner_email"/>
-                                    <field name="partner_phone"/>
+                                    <field name="partner_phone" class="o_force_ltr"/>
                                     <field name="partner_biography"/>
                                 </group>
                             </page>
diff --git a/addons/website_sms/views/website_visitor_views.xml b/addons/website_sms/views/website_visitor_views.xml
index 8375bf578ad7e..3a7d43c9b6331 100644
--- a/addons/website_sms/views/website_visitor_views.xml
+++ b/addons/website_sms/views/website_visitor_views.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="website.website_visitor_view_kanban"/>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <field name="page_ids" position="after">
-                <field name="mobile"/>
+                <field name="mobile" widget="phone"/>
             </field>
             <xpath expr="//div[hasclass('w_visitor_kanban_actions')]" position="inside">
                 <button name="action_send_sms" type="object" class="btn btn-secondary"
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/views/res_bank_views.xml b/odoo/addons/base/views/res_bank_views.xml
index 58afa52c206c3..ed7dd1fe6fa2e 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/views/res_bank_views.xml
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/views/res_bank_views.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                                 </div>
                             </group>
                             <group name="communication_details">
-                                <field name="phone"/>
+                                <field name="phone" class="o_force_ltr"/>
                                 <field name="email" widget="email"/>
                                 <field name="active" invisible="1"/>
                             </group>
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/views/res_company_views.xml b/odoo/addons/base/views/res_company_views.xml
index 93f739c27669b..498aea3efcb85 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/views/res_company_views.xml
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/views/res_company_views.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                                         <field name="zip" placeholder="ZIP" class="o_address_zip"/>
                                         <field name="country_id" placeholder="Country" class="o_address_country" options='{"no_open": True}'/>
                                     </div>
-                                    <field name="phone"/>
+                                    <field name="phone" class="o_force_ltr"/>
                                     <field name="email"/>
                                     <field name="website" string="Website" widget="url" placeholder="e.g. https://www.odoo.com"/>
                                 </group>
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
                                     <div t-if="record.email.value" class="col-6 text-center">
                                         <field name="email"/>
                                     </div>
-                                    <div t-if="record.phone.value" class="col-6 text-center">
+                                    <div t-if="record.phone.value" class="col-6 text-center o_force_ltr">
                                         <field name="phone"/>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
                                         <strong>Email:</strong>
                                         <field name="email"/>
                                     </div>
-                                    <div t-if="record.phone.value">
+                                    <div t-if="record.phone.value" class="o_force_ltr">
                                         <strong>Phone:</strong>
                                         <field name="phone"/>
                                     </div>
diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/views/res_partner_views.xml b/odoo/addons/base/views/res_partner_views.xml
index f35738b25341a..1b8333dd87817 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/views/res_partner_views.xml
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/views/res_partner_views.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
                 <tree string="Contacts">
                     <field name="display_name" string="Name"/>
                     <field name="function" invisible="1"/>
-                    <field name="phone" optional="show"/>
+                    <field name="phone" class="o_force_ltr" optional="show"/>
                     <field name="email" optional="show"/>
                     <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
                     <field name="city" optional="hide"/>