Arabic Keyboard Online
Type Arabic here, right to left, then copy it. Tap the keys or type on your own keyboard — each key types the Arabic letter in the same spot on a standard Arabic keyboard. Letters join up on their own as you type.
your own keyboard types
Each key types the Arabic letter in the same place on an Arabic keyboard, whatever your keyboard says.
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The Arabic (101) layout
This is the standard Arabic keyboard (Windows "Arabic (101)"), the one printed on keyboards sold across the Arab world. You type each letter in its plain form; the text joins letters and picks their initial, middle or final shape automatically.
Shift gives the short-vowel marks (harakat) on the top two letter rows — fatha, kasra, damma, sukun and shadda — plus the hamza forms أ إ آ. The B key types the lam-alif ligature لا in one press.
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Type or tap
Tap the keys or type on your own keyboard. Text runs right to left and letters join automatically.
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Add marks
Press Shift for fatha, kasra, damma, shadda and the hamza forms أ إ آ.
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Copy
Press Copy and paste the Arabic where you need it — it keeps its direction.
Arabic letters and how to say them
Each letter with its usual Latin spelling, a rough English sound, and the key that types it on the layout above (shown as the key on a US keyboard).
Long vowels
| letter | latin | sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| اkey H | ā | long "a" in father (alif) |
| وkey , | w / ū | "w", or long "oo" in boot (wāw) |
| يkey D | y / ī | "y", or long "ee" in see (yāʼ) |
Consonants
| letter | latin | sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| بkey F | b | "b" in bed (bāʼ) |
| تkey J | t | "t" in stop (tāʼ) |
| ثkey E | th | "th" in thin (thāʼ) |
| جkey [ | j | "j" in jam (jīm) |
| حkey P | ḥ | a breathy "h" from deep in the throat (ḥāʼ) |
| خkey O | kh | "ch" in Scottish loch (khāʼ) |
| دkey ] | d | "d" in dog (dāl) |
| ذkey ` | dh | "th" in this (dhāl) |
| رkey V | r | rolled "r" (rāʼ) |
| زkey . | z | "z" in zoo (zāy) |
| سkey S | s | "s" in sun (sīn) |
| شkey A | sh | "sh" in shop (shīn) |
| صkey W | ṣ | a heavy "s" (ṣād) |
| ضkey Q | ḍ | a heavy "d" (ḍād) |
| طkey ' | ṭ | a heavy "t" (ṭāʼ) |
| ظkey / | ẓ | a heavy "th" in this (ẓāʼ) |
| عkey U | ʿ | a squeeze in the throat; no English match (ʿayn) |
| غkey Y | gh | a gargled "r", like French r (ghayn) |
| فkey T | f | "f" in fun (fāʼ) |
| قkey R | q | "k" made at the very back of the throat (qāf) |
| كkey ; | k | "k" in kit (kāf) |
| لkey G | l | "l" in let (lām) |
| مkey L | m | "m" in man (mīm) |
| نkey K | n | "n" in no (nūn) |
| هkey I | h | "h" in hat (hāʼ) |
| ءkey X | ʼ | a catch in the throat, as in uh-oh (hamza) |
| ةkey M | -a / -at | feminine ending (tāʼ marbūṭa) |
| ىkey N | ā | long "a" at the end of a word (alif maqṣūra) |
Short vowel marks (harakat)
| letter | latin | sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| بَ | a | fatha: short "a" (Shift + Q) |
| بِ | i | kasra: short "i" (Shift + A) |
| بُ | u | damma: short "u" (Shift + E) |
| بْ | — | sukun: no vowel (Shift + X) |
| بّ | bb | shadda: doubles the consonant (Shift + `) |
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Common questions
How do I type Arabic without a Arabic keyboard?
Use this page. Tap the on-screen keys, or type on your normal keyboard: each key types the Arabic letter in the same position on a Arabic keyboard, so you do not need to install anything. Then press Copy and paste the text anywhere.
How do I add the Arabic keyboard on Windows, Mac or iPhone?
Windows 11: Settings → Time & language → Language & region → Add a language, choose Arabic, then the "Arabic (101)" keyboard. Switch keyboards with Windows key + Space. Mac: System Settings → Keyboard → Text Input → Edit → + and pick Arabic – PC (this matches the layout here; "Arabic" and "Arabic – QWERTY" place letters differently). Switch with Control + Space or the Globe key. iPhone: Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Arabic. Switch with the globe key. Android (Gboard): Gboard settings → Languages → Add keyboard → Arabic (العربية).
Why do the letters change shape as I type?
Arabic letters connect, and most have up to four shapes: alone, at the start, in the middle and at the end of a word. You always type the plain letter; your browser picks the right shape from its neighbours. That is why the keys show only one form.
How do I type harakat (vowel marks)?
Type the letter first, then hold Shift and press the mark: Shift + Q for fatha, Shift + A for kasra, Shift + E for damma, Shift + X for sukun, Shift + ` for shadda. On this page's phone layout, tap Shift to see them. Everyday Arabic usually leaves them out.
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