diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-actions/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-actions/index.js
index 3c72030dafaf35..30038522df0edb 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-actions/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-actions/index.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
-import { useNotifyCopy } from '../../utils/use-notify-copy';
 import usePasteStyles from '../use-paste-styles';
 import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
 
@@ -20,9 +19,6 @@ export default function BlockActions( {
 	children,
 	__experimentalUpdateSelection: updateSelection,
 } ) {
-	const notifyCopy = useNotifyCopy();
-	const pasteStyles = usePasteStyles();
-
 	const { getDefaultBlockName, getGroupingBlockName } =
 		useSelect( blocksStore );
 	const selected = useSelect(
@@ -79,6 +75,8 @@ export default function BlockActions( {
 		flashBlock,
 	} = useDispatch( blockEditorStore );
 
+	const pasteStyles = usePasteStyles();
+
 	return children( {
 		canCopyStyles,
 		canDuplicate,
@@ -130,14 +128,6 @@ export default function BlockActions( {
 			if ( clientIds.length === 1 ) {
 				flashBlock( clientIds[ 0 ] );
 			}
-			notifyCopy( 'copy', clientIds );
-		},
-		onCut() {
-			if ( clientIds.length === 1 ) {
-				flashBlock( clientIds[ 0 ] );
-			}
-			notifyCopy( 'cut', clientIds );
-			removeBlocks( clientIds, updateSelection );
 		},
 		async onPasteStyles() {
 			await pasteStyles( getBlocksByClientId( clientIds ) );
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-icon/stories/index.story.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-icon/stories/index.story.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e30a347005d774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-icon/stories/index.story.js
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { box, button, cog, paragraph } from '@wordpress/icons';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import BlockIcon from '../';
+
+const meta = {
+	title: 'BlockEditor/BlockIcon',
+	component: BlockIcon,
+	parameters: {
+		docs: {
+			description: {
+				component:
+					'The `BlockIcon` component allows to display an icon for a block.',
+			},
+			canvas: { sourceState: 'shown' },
+		},
+	},
+	argTypes: {
+		icon: {
+			control: 'select',
+			options: [ 'paragraph', 'cog', 'box', 'button' ],
+			mapping: {
+				paragraph,
+				cog,
+				box,
+				button,
+			},
+			description:
+				'The icon of the block. This can be any of [WordPress Dashicons](https://developer.wordpress.org/resource/dashicons/), or a custom `svg` element.',
+			table: {
+				type: { summary: 'string | object' },
+			},
+		},
+		showColors: {
+			control: 'boolean',
+			description: 'Whether to show background and foreground colors.',
+			table: {
+				type: { summary: 'boolean' },
+			},
+		},
+		className: {
+			control: 'text',
+			description: 'Additional CSS class for the icon.',
+			table: {
+				type: { summary: 'string' },
+			},
+		},
+		context: {
+			control: 'text',
+			description: 'Context where the icon is being used.',
+			table: {
+				type: { summary: 'string' },
+			},
+		},
+	},
+};
+
+export default meta;
+
+export const Default = {
+	args: {
+		icon: 'paragraph',
+	},
+};
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-settings-menu/block-settings-dropdown.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-settings-menu/block-settings-dropdown.js
index a66b1a4de81ad2..9e26943e22ea7c 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-settings-menu/block-settings-dropdown.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-settings-menu/block-settings-dropdown.js
@@ -26,17 +26,40 @@ import BlockSettingsMenuControls from '../block-settings-menu-controls';
 import BlockParentSelectorMenuItem from './block-parent-selector-menu-item';
 import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
 import { unlock } from '../../lock-unlock';
+import { useNotifyCopy } from '../../utils/use-notify-copy';
 
 const POPOVER_PROPS = {
 	className: 'block-editor-block-settings-menu__popover',
 	placement: 'bottom-start',
 };
 
-function CopyMenuItem( { clientIds, onCopy, label, shortcut } ) {
+function CopyMenuItem( {
+	clientIds,
+	onEvent,
+	label,
+	shortcut,
+	eventType = 'copy',
+	__experimentalUpdateSelection: updateSelection = false,
+} ) {
 	const { getBlocksByClientId } = useSelect( blockEditorStore );
+	const { removeBlocks } = useDispatch( blockEditorStore );
+	const notifyCopy = useNotifyCopy();
 	const ref = useCopyToClipboard(
 		() => serialize( getBlocksByClientId( clientIds ) ),
-		onCopy
+		() => {
+			switch ( eventType ) {
+				case 'copy':
+				case 'cut':
+					onEvent?.();
+					notifyCopy( eventType, clientIds );
+					if ( eventType === 'cut' ) {
+						removeBlocks( clientIds, updateSelection );
+					}
+					break;
+				default:
+					notifyCopy( eventType, clientIds );
+			}
+		}
 	);
 	const copyMenuItemLabel = label ? label : __( 'Copy' );
 	return (
@@ -46,20 +69,6 @@ function CopyMenuItem( { clientIds, onCopy, label, shortcut } ) {
 	);
 }
 
-function CutMenuItem( { clientIds, onCut, label, shortcut } ) {
-	const { getBlocksByClientId } = useSelect( blockEditorStore );
-	const ref = useCopyToClipboard(
-		() => serialize( getBlocksByClientId( clientIds ) ),
-		onCut
-	);
-	const cutMenuItemLabel = label ? label : __( 'Cut' );
-	return (
-		<MenuItem ref={ ref } shortcut={ shortcut }>
-			{ cutMenuItemLabel }
-		</MenuItem>
-	);
-}
-
 export function BlockSettingsDropdown( {
 	block,
 	clientIds,
@@ -218,7 +227,6 @@ export function BlockSettingsDropdown( {
 				onInsertBefore,
 				onRemove,
 				onCopy,
-				onCut,
 				onPasteStyles,
 			} ) => {
 				// It is possible that some plugins register fills for this menu
@@ -267,17 +275,22 @@ export function BlockSettingsDropdown( {
 									) }
 									<CopyMenuItem
 										clientIds={ clientIds }
-										onCopy={ onCopy }
+										onEvent={ onCopy }
 										shortcut={ displayShortcut.primary(
 											'c'
 										) }
 									/>
-									<CutMenuItem
+									<CopyMenuItem
 										clientIds={ clientIds }
-										onCut={ onCut }
+										onEvent={ onCopy }
+										label={ __( 'Cut' ) }
+										eventType="cut"
 										shortcut={ displayShortcut.primary(
 											'x'
 										) }
+										__experimentalUpdateSelection={
+											! __experimentalSelectBlock
+										}
 									/>
 									{ canDuplicate && (
 										<MenuItem
@@ -325,8 +338,9 @@ export function BlockSettingsDropdown( {
 									<MenuGroup>
 										<CopyMenuItem
 											clientIds={ clientIds }
-											onCopy={ onCopy }
+											onEvent={ onCopy }
 											label={ __( 'Copy styles' ) }
+											eventType="copyStyles"
 										/>
 										<MenuItem onClick={ onPasteStyles }>
 											{ __( 'Paste styles' ) }
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/image-settings-panel.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/image-settings-panel.js
index 4ebc20ab201983..e6fa7a4414f6c8 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/image-settings-panel.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/image-settings-panel.js
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ export default function ImageSettingsPanel( {
 					// "RESET" button ONLY when the user has explicitly set a value in the
 					// Global Styles.
 					hasValue={ () => !! value?.lightbox }
-					label={ __( 'Expand on click' ) }
+					label={ __( 'Enlarge on click' ) }
 					onDeselect={ resetLightbox }
 					isShownByDefault
 					panelId={ panelId }
 				>
 					<ToggleControl
 						__nextHasNoMarginBottom
-						label={ __( 'Expand on click' ) }
+						label={ __( 'Enlarge on click' ) }
 						checked={ lightboxChecked }
 						onChange={ onChangeLightbox }
 					/>
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/media-placeholder/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/media-placeholder/index.js
index b19411893b86ca..e19e350f959b26 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/media-placeholder/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/media-placeholder/index.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const InsertFromURLPopover = ( {
 			<InputControl
 				__next40pxDefaultSize
 				label={ __( 'URL' ) }
+				type="url"
 				hideLabelFromVision
 				placeholder={ __( 'Paste or type URL' ) }
 				onChange={ onChange }
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/url-popover/image-url-input-ui.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/url-popover/image-url-input-ui.js
index c68cf5e58b9530..7a9414c1fd3c1a 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/url-popover/image-url-input-ui.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/url-popover/image-url-input-ui.js
@@ -265,14 +265,14 @@ const ImageURLInputUI = ( {
 				<div className="block-editor-url-popover__expand-on-click">
 					<Icon icon={ fullscreen } />
 					<div className="text">
-						<p>{ __( 'Expand on click' ) }</p>
+						<p>{ __( 'Enlarge on click' ) }</p>
 						<p className="description">
 							{ __( 'Scales the image with a lightbox effect' ) }
 						</p>
 					</div>
 					<Button
 						icon={ linkOff }
-						label={ __( 'Disable expand on click' ) }
+						label={ __( 'Disable enlarge on click' ) }
 						onClick={ () => {
 							onSetLightbox?.( false );
 						} }
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ const ImageURLInputUI = ( {
 											stopEditLink();
 										} }
 									>
-										{ __( 'Expand on click' ) }
+										{ __( 'Enlarge on click' ) }
 									</MenuItem>
 								) }
 							</NavigableMenu>
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/utils/use-notify-copy.js b/packages/block-editor/src/utils/use-notify-copy.js
index 0f98577f11bf65..51742f476a5fd2 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/utils/use-notify-copy.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/utils/use-notify-copy.js
@@ -17,47 +17,55 @@ export function useNotifyCopy() {
 	const { getBlockType } = useSelect( blocksStore );
 	const { createSuccessNotice } = useDispatch( noticesStore );
 
-	return useCallback( ( eventType, selectedBlockClientIds ) => {
-		let notice = '';
-		if ( selectedBlockClientIds.length === 1 ) {
-			const clientId = selectedBlockClientIds[ 0 ];
-			const title = getBlockType( getBlockName( clientId ) )?.title;
-			notice =
-				eventType === 'copy'
-					? sprintf(
-							// Translators: Name of the block being copied, e.g. "Paragraph".
-							__( 'Copied "%s" to clipboard.' ),
-							title
-					  )
-					: sprintf(
-							// Translators: Name of the block being cut, e.g. "Paragraph".
-							__( 'Moved "%s" to clipboard.' ),
-							title
-					  );
-		} else {
-			notice =
-				eventType === 'copy'
-					? sprintf(
-							// Translators: %d: Number of blocks being copied.
-							_n(
-								'Copied %d block to clipboard.',
-								'Copied %d blocks to clipboard.',
-								selectedBlockClientIds.length
-							),
-							selectedBlockClientIds.length
-					  )
-					: sprintf(
-							// Translators: %d: Number of blocks being cut.
-							_n(
-								'Moved %d block to clipboard.',
-								'Moved %d blocks to clipboard.',
-								selectedBlockClientIds.length
-							),
-							selectedBlockClientIds.length
-					  );
-		}
-		createSuccessNotice( notice, {
-			type: 'snackbar',
-		} );
-	}, [] );
+	return useCallback(
+		( eventType, selectedBlockClientIds ) => {
+			let notice = '';
+
+			if ( eventType === 'copyStyles' ) {
+				notice = __( 'Styles copied to clipboard.' );
+			} else if ( selectedBlockClientIds.length === 1 ) {
+				const clientId = selectedBlockClientIds[ 0 ];
+				const title = getBlockType( getBlockName( clientId ) )?.title;
+
+				if ( eventType === 'copy' ) {
+					notice = sprintf(
+						// Translators: Name of the block being copied, e.g. "Paragraph".
+						__( 'Copied "%s" to clipboard.' ),
+						title
+					);
+				} else {
+					notice = sprintf(
+						// Translators: Name of the block being cut, e.g. "Paragraph".
+						__( 'Moved "%s" to clipboard.' ),
+						title
+					);
+				}
+			} else if ( eventType === 'copy' ) {
+				notice = sprintf(
+					// Translators: %d: Number of blocks being copied.
+					_n(
+						'Copied %d block to clipboard.',
+						'Copied %d blocks to clipboard.',
+						selectedBlockClientIds.length
+					),
+					selectedBlockClientIds.length
+				);
+			} else {
+				notice = sprintf(
+					// Translators: %d: Number of blocks being moved.
+					_n(
+						'Moved %d block to clipboard.',
+						'Moved %d blocks to clipboard.',
+						selectedBlockClientIds.length
+					),
+					selectedBlockClientIds.length
+				);
+			}
+
+			createSuccessNotice( notice, {
+				type: 'snackbar',
+			} );
+		},
+		[ createSuccessNotice, getBlockName, getBlockType ]
+	);
 }
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/file/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/file/edit.js
index 838b807507d314..cf2c9458176934 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/file/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/file/edit.js
@@ -255,11 +255,12 @@ function FileEdit( { attributes, isSelected, setAttributes, clientId } ) {
 			<div { ...blockProps }>
 				{ displayPreviewInEditor && (
 					<ResizableBox
-						size={ { height: previewHeight } }
+						size={ { height: previewHeight, width: '100%' } }
 						minHeight={ MIN_PREVIEW_HEIGHT }
 						maxHeight={ MAX_PREVIEW_HEIGHT }
-						minWidth="100%"
-						grid={ [ 10, 10 ] }
+						// The horizontal grid value must be 1 or else the width may snap during a
+						// resize even though only vertical resizing is enabled.
+						grid={ [ 1, 10 ] }
 						enable={ {
 							top: false,
 							right: false,
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/freeform/editor.scss b/packages/block-library/src/freeform/editor.scss
index c2256ecd7a795f..2dd15359d8badd 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/freeform/editor.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/freeform/editor.scss
@@ -240,12 +240,13 @@
 
 div[data-type="core/freeform"] {
 	&::before {
-		transition: border-color 0.1s linear, box-shadow 0.1s linear;
-		@include reduce-motion("transition");
 		border: $border-width solid $gray-300;
-
 		// Windows High Contrast mode will show this outline.
 		outline: $border-width solid transparent;
+
+		@media not (prefers-reduced-motion) {
+			transition: border-color 0.1s linear, box-shadow 0.1s linear;
+		}
 	}
 
 	&.is-selected::before {
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/gallery/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/edit.js
index 01e725cc16cde6..1936c02c468189 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/gallery/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/edit.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const LINK_OPTIONS = [
 	},
 	{
 		icon: fullscreen,
-		label: __( 'Expand on click' ),
+		label: __( 'Enlarge on click' ),
 		value: LINK_DESTINATION_LIGHTBOX,
 		noticeText: __( 'Lightbox effect' ),
 		infoText: __( 'Scale images with a lightbox effect' ),
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/gallery/editor.scss b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/editor.scss
index 61121f3dd866dc..d204d0347d8eb4 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/gallery/editor.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/editor.scss
@@ -137,12 +137,14 @@
 	top: -2px;
 	margin: $grid-unit-10;
 	z-index: z-index(".block-library-gallery-item__inline-menu");
-	transition: box-shadow 0.2s ease-out;
-	@include reduce-motion("transition");
 	border-radius: $radius-small;
 	background: $white;
 	border: $border-width solid $gray-900;
 
+	@media not (prefers-reduced-motion) {
+		transition: box-shadow 0.2s ease-out;
+	}
+
 	&:hover {
 		box-shadow: $elevation-x-small;
 	}
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/image/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/image/index.php
index ac03011d73f63a..697f67a927fc87 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/image/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/image/index.php
@@ -149,18 +149,14 @@ function block_core_image_render_lightbox( $block_content, $block ) {
 		return $block_content;
 	}
 
-	$alt              = $p->get_attribute( 'alt' );
-	$img_uploaded_src = $p->get_attribute( 'src' );
-	$img_class_names  = $p->get_attribute( 'class' );
-	$img_styles       = $p->get_attribute( 'style' );
-	$img_width        = 'none';
-	$img_height       = 'none';
-	$aria_label       = __( 'Enlarge image' );
-
-	if ( $alt ) {
-		/* translators: %s: Image alt text. */
-		$aria_label = sprintf( __( 'Enlarge image: %s' ), $alt );
-	}
+	$alt               = $p->get_attribute( 'alt' );
+	$img_uploaded_src  = $p->get_attribute( 'src' );
+	$img_class_names   = $p->get_attribute( 'class' );
+	$img_styles        = $p->get_attribute( 'style' );
+	$img_width         = 'none';
+	$img_height        = 'none';
+	$aria_label        = __( 'Enlarge' );
+	$dialog_aria_label = __( 'Enlarged image' );
 
 	if ( isset( $block['attrs']['id'] ) ) {
 		$img_uploaded_src = wp_get_attachment_url( $block['attrs']['id'] );
@@ -190,7 +186,7 @@ function block_core_image_render_lightbox( $block_content, $block ) {
 					'targetWidth'      => $img_width,
 					'targetHeight'     => $img_height,
 					'scaleAttr'        => $block['attrs']['scale'] ?? false,
-					'ariaLabel'        => $aria_label,
+					'ariaLabel'        => $dialog_aria_label,
 					'alt'              => $alt,
 				),
 			),
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/image/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/image/style.scss
index 8ca5795cfd911a..117045f7dce627 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/image/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/image/style.scss
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 		vertical-align: bottom;
 		box-sizing: border-box;
 
-		@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
+		@media not (prefers-reduced-motion) {
 			&.hide {
 				visibility: hidden;
 			}
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@
 		text-align: center;
 		padding: 0;
 		border-radius: 4px;
-		transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
+		@media not (prefers-reduced-motion) {
+			transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
+		}
 
 		&:focus-visible {
 			outline: 3px auto rgb(90 90 90 / 25%);
@@ -280,21 +282,29 @@
 	// or faster than the scrim to give a sense of depth.
 	&.active {
 		visibility: visible;
-		animation: both turn-on-visibility 0.25s;
+		@media not (prefers-reduced-motion) {
+			animation: both turn-on-visibility 0.25s;
+		}
 		img {
-			animation: both turn-on-visibility 0.35s;
+			@media not (prefers-reduced-motion) {
+				animation: both turn-on-visibility 0.35s;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	&.show-closing-animation {
 		&:not(.active) {
-			animation: both turn-off-visibility 0.35s;
+			@media not (prefers-reduced-motion) {
+				animation: both turn-off-visibility 0.35s;
+			}
 			img {
-				animation: both turn-off-visibility 0.25s;
+				@media not (prefers-reduced-motion) {
+					animation: both turn-off-visibility 0.25s;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
+	@media not (prefers-reduced-motion) {
 		&.zoom {
 			&.active {
 				opacity: 1;
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/style.scss
index 5f49eba466a5fd..ab93fa7da67ef4 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/style.scss
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ $navigation-icon-size: 24px;
 
 		// Hide until hover or focus within.
 		opacity: 0;
-		transition: opacity 0.1s linear;
+		@media not (prefers-reduced-motion) {
+			transition: opacity 0.1s linear;
+		}
 		visibility: hidden;
 
 		// Don't take up space when the menu is collapsed.
@@ -502,9 +504,10 @@ button.wp-block-navigation-item__content {
 		background-color: inherit;
 
 		// Animation.
-		animation: overlay-menu__fade-in-animation 0.1s ease-out;
-		animation-fill-mode: forwards;
-		@include reduce-motion("animation");
+		@media not (prefers-reduced-motion) {
+			animation: overlay-menu__fade-in-animation 0.1s ease-out;
+			animation-fill-mode: forwards;
+		}
 
 		// Try to inherit any root paddings set, so the X can align to a top-right aligned menu.
 		padding-top: clamp(1rem, var(--wp--style--root--padding-top), 20rem);
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/rss/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/rss/edit.js
index b67cb4f9193df1..39564da79b16e5 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/rss/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/rss/edit.js
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export default function RSSEdit( { attributes, setAttributes } ) {
 						<InputControl
 							__next40pxDefaultSize
 							label={ label }
+							type="url"
 							hideLabelFromVision
 							placeholder={ __( 'Enter URL here…' ) }
 							value={ feedURL }
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/social-links/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/social-links/style.scss
index 955c0434feea22..9df3a7d5dde6da 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/social-links/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/social-links/style.scss
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@
 .wp-block-social-link {
 	display: block;
 	border-radius: 9999px; // This makes it pill-shaped instead of oval, in cases where the image fed is not perfectly sized.
-	transition: transform 0.1s ease;
-	@include reduce-motion("transition");
+	@media not (prefers-reduced-motion) {
+		transition: transform 0.1s ease;
+	}
 
 	// Dimensions.
 	height: auto;
@@ -80,7 +81,6 @@
 		align-items: center;
 		display: flex;
 		line-height: 0;
-		transition: transform 0.1s ease;
 	}
 
 	&:hover {
diff --git a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
index 53bfe133d7262e..4d702ee0ead17c 100644
--- a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 -   `Components`: Standardize reduced motion handling using media queries ([#68421](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/68421)).
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+-   `InputControl`: Ensures email and url inputs have consistent LTR alignment in RTL languages ([#68188](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/68188)).
+
 ## 29.1.0 (2025-01-02)
 
 ### Enhancements
diff --git a/packages/components/src/input-control/styles/input-control-styles.tsx b/packages/components/src/input-control/styles/input-control-styles.tsx
index 39eea8fdb029a1..db24a5e60f137a 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/input-control/styles/input-control-styles.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/input-control/styles/input-control-styles.tsx
@@ -287,6 +287,12 @@ export const Input = styled.input< InputProps >`
 		&::-webkit-input-placeholder {
 			line-height: normal;
 		}
+
+		&[type='email'],
+		&[type='url'] {
+			/* rtl:ignore */
+			direction: ltr;
+		}
 	}
 `;
 
diff --git a/packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright/src/admin/visit-site-editor.ts b/packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright/src/admin/visit-site-editor.ts
index 21bf56b578b57d..1e79a30306e4c7 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright/src/admin/visit-site-editor.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright/src/admin/visit-site-editor.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ export async function visitSiteEditor(
 
 	await this.visitAdminPage( 'site-editor.php', query.toString() );
 
+	if ( ! options.showWelcomeGuide ) {
+		await this.editor.setPreferences( 'core/edit-site', {
+			welcomeGuide: false,
+			welcomeGuideStyles: false,
+			welcomeGuidePage: false,
+			welcomeGuideTemplate: false,
+		} );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @todo This is a workaround for the fact that the editor canvas is seen as
 	 * ready and visible before the loading spinner is hidden. Ideally, the
@@ -63,13 +72,4 @@ export async function visitSiteEditor(
 			timeout: 60_000,
 		} );
 	}
-
-	if ( ! options.showWelcomeGuide ) {
-		await this.editor.setPreferences( 'core/edit-site', {
-			welcomeGuide: false,
-			welcomeGuideStyles: false,
-			welcomeGuidePage: false,
-			welcomeGuideTemplate: false,
-		} );
-	}
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/image.spec.js b/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/image.spec.js
index 79cb01038da23c..35c9340e9b923c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/image.spec.js
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/image.spec.js
@@ -859,17 +859,17 @@ test.describe( 'Image', () => {
 			} )
 		).toBeFocused();
 
-		// Select "Expand on click", then remove it.
+		// Select "Enlarge on click", then remove it.
 		await pageUtils.pressKeys( 'Tab' );
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
 		await pageUtils.pressKeys( 'Tab', { times: 5 } );
 		await expect(
-			page.getByRole( 'menuitem', { name: 'Expand on click' } )
+			page.getByRole( 'menuitem', { name: 'Enlarge on click' } )
 		).toBeFocused();
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
 		await expect(
 			page.getByRole( 'button', {
-				name: 'Disable expand on click',
+				name: 'Disable enlarge on click',
 			} )
 		).toBeFocused();
 		await page.keyboard.press( 'Enter' );
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ test.describe( 'Image - lightbox', () => {
 
 				await expect(
 					page.getByRole( 'menuitem', {
-						name: 'Expand on click',
+						name: 'Enlarge on click',
 					} )
 				).toBeHidden();
 			} );
@@ -958,13 +958,13 @@ test.describe( 'Image - lightbox', () => {
 
 				await page
 					.getByRole( 'button', {
-						name: 'Disable expand on click',
+						name: 'Disable enlarge on click',
 					} )
 					.click();
 
 				await expect(
 					page.getByRole( 'menuitem', {
-						name: 'Expand on click',
+						name: 'Enlarge on click',
 					} )
 				).toBeHidden();
 			} );