diff --git a/devine/commands/dl.py b/devine/commands/dl.py
index f578f32..68c32d3 100644
--- a/devine/commands/dl.py
+++ b/devine/commands/dl.py
@@ -906,10 +906,14 @@ class dl:
                                 track.OnDecrypted(drm)
                             progress(downloaded="Decrypted", completed=100)
 
-                        if isinstance(track, Subtitle):
+                        if isinstance(track, Subtitle) and \
+                           track.codec not in (Subtitle.Codec.fVTT, Subtitle.Codec.fTTML):
                             track_data = track.path.read_bytes()
                             track_data = try_ensure_utf8(track_data)
-                            track_data = html.unescape(track_data.decode("utf8")).encode("utf8")
+                            track_data = track_data.decode("utf8"). \
+                                replace("‎", html.unescape("‎")). \
+                                replace("‏", html.unescape("‏")). \
+                                encode("utf8")
                             track.path.write_bytes(track_data)
 
                         progress(downloaded="Downloaded")
diff --git a/devine/core/manifests/dash.py b/devine/core/manifests/dash.py
index af1008f..a5ea946 100644
--- a/devine/core/manifests/dash.py
+++ b/devine/core/manifests/dash.py
@@ -482,7 +482,10 @@ class DASH:
                     track.codec not in (Subtitle.Codec.fVTT, Subtitle.Codec.fTTML)
                 ):
                     segment_data = try_ensure_utf8(segment_data)
-                    segment_data = html.unescape(segment_data.decode("utf8")).encode("utf8")
+                    segment_data = segment_data.decode("utf8"). \
+                        replace("‎", html.unescape("‎")). \
+                        replace("‏", html.unescape("‏")). \
+                        encode("utf8")
                 f.write(segment_data)
                 f.flush()
                 segment_file.unlink()
diff --git a/devine/core/manifests/hls.py b/devine/core/manifests/hls.py
index 611f89a..ccbd5ad 100644
--- a/devine/core/manifests/hls.py
+++ b/devine/core/manifests/hls.py
@@ -400,7 +400,6 @@ class HLS:
             if isinstance(track, Subtitle):
                 segment_data = try_ensure_utf8(segment_file_path.read_bytes())
                 if track.codec not in (Subtitle.Codec.fVTT, Subtitle.Codec.fTTML):
-                    # decode text direction entities or SubtitleEdit's /ReverseRtlStartEnd won't work
                     segment_data = segment_data.decode("utf8"). \
                         replace("‎", html.unescape("‎")). \
                         replace("‏", html.unescape("‏")). \