Arabic Alphabet

The common 28-letter Arabic alphabet in isolated forms.

Arabic letters

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  • ا
  • ب
  • ت
  • ث
  • ج
  • ح
  • خ
  • د
  • ذ
  • ر
  • ز
  • س
  • ش
  • ص
  • ض
  • ط
  • ظ
  • ع
  • غ
  • ف
  • ق
  • ك
  • ل
  • م
  • ن
  • ه
  • و
  • ي

Key facts

Script family
Arabic script
Writing direction
Right to left
Common base count
28 letters for Arabic
Letter shapes
Change by position in the word
Short vowels
Usually shown with optional marks
Cursive
Script is inherently cursive; letters join by default
Common use
Arabic and several other languages with additions