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Tap letters, vowel marks (harakat) and punctuation. Perfect on a phone or tablet, or if you're still learning where the letters are.
Arabic Keyboard Online
Type in Arabic without installing anything. Click the keys, use your own keyboard with the standard Arabic layout, or type phonetically (b → ب). Then copy your text or translate it.
Tip: with Arabic layout, your physical keyboard types like a standard Arabic keyboard (q = ض, a = ش …). Hold Shift for vowel marks. With Phonetic, type how it sounds: b = ب, sh = ش, kh = خ, 3 = ع, 7 = ح.
How It Works
Try It Now Three ways to type Arabic
Use the Arabic layout
In "Arabic layout" mode, your physical keyboard types like a standard Arabic keyboard: q is ض, a is ش, h is ا. Hold Shift for fatḥa, kasra, ḍamma and shadda.
Type phonetically
In "Phonetic" mode, type how a word sounds: b for ب, sh for ش, kh for خ, and chat-style numbers like 3 for ع and 7 for ح.
Arabic Letters
Getting to know the Arabic keyboard
28 letters, written right to left
Arabic has 28 letters and is written from right to left. Most letters connect to the next one, so a letter's shape changes depending on where it sits in a word. The keyboard handles that automatically.
Vowel marks are optional
Short vowels are written as small marks above or below letters: َ fatḥa (a), ِ kasra (i) and ُ ḍamma (u). Everyday Arabic usually leaves them out; textbooks and the Quran include them.
Hamza and its seats
The glottal stop hamza (ء) can sit on its own or on an alif (أ إ), a waw (ؤ) or a yāʾ (ئ). They're all on the keyboard, with آ (alif madda) for a long "ā" at the start of words.
Arabic numerals
The top row types Eastern Arabic digits (١٢٣), used across Egypt, the Levant and the Gulf. Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia mostly use the same 0–9 digits as English.
Add Arabic to Your Device
How to add an Arabic keyboard to your phone or computer
iPhone and iPad
Open Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Arabic. Switch keyboards with the globe key.
Android
In Gboard, open Settings → Languages → Add keyboard and choose Arabic. Long-press or tap the globe key to switch.
Mac
Open System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources → Edit → + and add Arabic (or Arabic – PC for the Windows-style layout). Switch from the menu bar.
Windows
Open Settings → Time & language → Language & region → Add a language → Arabic. Switch layouts with Windows key + Space.
Learn to Speak
Start Learning Arabic Free Reading Arabic is step one. Speaking is the goal.
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Is this Arabic keyboard free?
Yes. The online Arabic keyboard is completely free, works in any browser and doesn't need an account or download.
How do I type Arabic on an English keyboard?
Switch to "Phonetic" mode and type how the word sounds, for example "salam" for سلام, or use "Arabic layout" mode to type exactly like a standard Arabic keyboard.
How do I add harakat (vowel marks)?
Click the vowel-mark row under the letters, or in Arabic layout mode hold Shift: Shift+Q for fatḥa, Shift+A for kasra, Shift+E for ḍamma, Shift+X for sukūn and Shift+~ for shadda.
Which keyboard layout is this?
"Arabic layout" mode follows the standard Arabic (101) layout used on most Arabic Windows and Mac keyboards, so what you learn here works on a real Arabic keyboard.
Can I translate what I type?
Yes. Click "Translate to English" to send your text to our free Arabic to English translator.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. Tap the on-screen keys. For everyday typing on your phone, you can also add Arabic as a system keyboard in your phone's settings.
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Soft, melodic and spoken across the Levant and its huge diaspora.
خليجي Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, QatarGulf Arabic
Khaleeji Arabic for living, working and building relationships in the GCC.
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دارجة Morocco, Algeria, TunisiaMaghrebi Arabic (Darija)
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