How do I use this Arabic keyboard?
This Arabic keyboard uses a phonetic layout, so you just have to type out how a word sounds. For example, typing "slam" gives you سلام, and "mrHba" gives you مرحبا. One thing to note: Arabic isn't usually typed out with short vowels, so leave them out. For example, type "slam" instead of "salam".
Which keys give which letters?
- a = ا
- b = ب
- t = ت
- j = ج
- d = د
- r = ر
- z = ز
- s = س
- g = ayn ع
- f = ف
- q = ق
- k = ك
- l = ل
- m = م
- n = ن
- h = ه
- w = و
- y = ي
- x or H' = خ
- i or e = ي
- u or o = و
- la = لا
- , = ،
- ; = ؛
- ? = ؟
How do I type emphatic consonants?
To type an emphatic consonant, use a capital letter:
- H = ح
- S = ص
- D or S' = ض
- T = ط
- Z or T' = ظ
How do I type letters with i'jam, like ث, خ and ش?
To add an i'jam, type an apostrophe after the letter:
- t' = ث
- H' = خ
- d' = ذ
- s' = ش
- S' = ض
- T' = ظ
- g' = غ
- h' = ة
How do I type hamza, alif maqsura and alif madda?
Type the following:
- - = hamza ء
- a' = alif with hamza above أ
- a'' = alif with hamza below إ
- y' = ya with hamza ئ
- w' = waw with hamza ؤ
- --a = hamza and alif ءا
- aa = alif madda آ
- Y = alif maqsura ى
How do I add harakat, tanwin, shadda and sukun?
To add one of these to a letter, type the capital letter below straight after it:
- A = fatha بَ
- I = kasra بِ
- U = damma بُ
- AA = fathatan بً
- II = kasratan بٍ
- UU = dammatan بٌ
- W = shadda بّ
- O = sukun بْ
How do I type g, p, v and ch sounds?
The letters for the g, p, v and ch sounds are used mostly for European loanwords. For example, to write Google in Algeria and Tunisia you'd type "q'oq'l", which becomes ڨوڨل, and in Morocco you'd type "k'ok'l", which becomes ڭوڭل:
- q' = ڨ (g in Algeria and Tunisia)
- k' = ڭ (g in Morocco)
- p or b' = پ
- v = ڥ (v in Algeria and Tunisia)
- f' = ڤ (v in Morocco)
- c or j' = چ
How do I type Eastern Arabic numerals?
Simply add an apostrophe after the number:
- 0' = ٠
- 1' = ١
- 2' = ٢
- 3' = ٣
- 4' = ٤
- 5' = ٥
- 6' = ٦
- 7' = ٧
- 8' = ٨
- 9' = ٩