Arabic

ISO 15924: ArabAbjad406 total languages
IANA registered: 16 October 2005

Example text

وُلِدَ جَمِيعُ النَّاسِ أَحْرَاراً مُتَسَاوِينَ فِي الْكَرَامَةِ وَالْحُقُوقِ

Rendered using a Noto web font where available; falls back to system fonts.

Writing Direction
Direction
Right-to-left
RTL
Yes
Vertical tradition
None / unusual
Source
Unicode CLDR scriptMetadata.txt + app-maintained overrides
Arabic is normally written right-to-left horizontally.
Script Properties
Family
Semitic / Aramaic
Geographic origin
Middle East
Usage status
Living script
OpenType tag
arab
Descended from Nabataean Aramaic. Written right-to-left. Used for Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Uyghur, and many other languages across the Islamic world.

Related Scripts

HebrHebrewSyrcSyriacThaaThaanaNbatNabataeanPalmPalmyreneArmiImperial AramaicMandMandaic, MandaeanRohgHanifi RohingyaAdlmAdlam

Unicode Blocks

ArabicU+0600Arabic SupplementU+0750Arabic Extended-BU+0870Arabic Extended-AU+08A0Arabic Presentation Forms-AU+FB50Arabic Presentation Forms-BU+FE70

6 Unicode blocks contain Arabic characters. Browse all Unicode blocks →

The lists below count source attestation, not current or official usage. A language can appear under several scripts. Sources, denominators and limitations.

Language-specific characters and typing resources

A script does not have one alphabet shared by every language. Compare these directly sourced CLDR locale repertoires.

Multiple-source attestation (MAIN)
321

Aranadan
aaf
Algerian Saharan Arabic
aao
Tajiki Arabic
abh
Baharna Arabic
abv
Achinese
ace
Mesopotamian Arabic
acm
Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic
acq
Hijazi Arabic
acw
Omani Arabic
acx
Cypriot Arabic
acy
Dhofari Arabic
adf
Adyghe
ady
Tunisian Arabic
aeb
Saidi Arabic
aec
Northeast Pashai
aee
Aer
aeq
Gulf Arabic
afb
Afrikaans
afr
Argobba
agj
Ainu (China)
aib
Aimaq
aiq
—
ajp
—
ajt
Judeo-Moroccan Arabic
aju
Western Neo-Aramaic
amw
Levantine Arabic
apc
Sudanese Arabic
apd
Arabic
ara
Standard Arabic
arb
Algerian Arabic
arq
Najdi Arabic
ars
Moroccan Arabic
ary
Egyptian Arabic
arz
Ashkun
ask
Ashtiani
atn
Awjilah
auj
Uzbeki Arabic
auz
Alviri-Vidari
avd
Avestan
ave
Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic
avl
Hadrami Arabic
ayh
Libyan Arabic
ayl
Sanaani Arabic
ayn
North Mesopotamian Arabic
ayp
South Azerbaijani
azb
Azerbaijani
aze
Baluchi
bal
Bambara
bam
Southern Balochi
bcc
Badeshi
bdz
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Single-source attestation (AUX)
85

Afar
aarSingle source
Abkhazian
abkSingle source
Aari
aiwSingle source
Akan
akaSingle source
Amharic
amhSingle source
Anuak
anuSingle source
Avaric
avaSingle source
Awadhi
awaSingle source
Bashkir
bakSingle source
Jur Modo
bexSingle source
Bari
bfaSingle source
Haryanvi
bgcSingle source
Bara Malagasy
bhrSingle source
Balanta-Ganja
bjtSingle source
Northern Betsimisaraka Malagasy
bmmSingle source
Tiéyaxo Bozo
bozSingle source
Bushi
bucSingle source
Southern Betsimisaraka Malagasy
bzcSingle source
Jenaama Bozo
bzeSingle source
Mandarin Chinese
cmnSingle source
Dagbani
dagSingle source
Dinka
dinSingle source
Zarma
djeSingle source
Jola-Fonyi
dyoSingle source
Koti
ekoSingle source
Ga
gaaSingle source
Godwari
gdxSingle source
Gonja
gjnSingle source
Goan Konkani
gomSingle source
Gusii
guzSingle source
Harari
harSingle source
Fiji Hindi
hifSingle source
Caribbean Hindustani
hnsSingle source
Ili Turki
iliSingle source
Iranun (Malaysia)
ilmSingle source
Iranun (Philippines)
ilpSingle source
Indonesian
indSingle source
Judeo-Arabic
jrbSingle source
Caribbean Javanese
jvnSingle source
Karekare
kaiSingle source
Kabardian
kbdSingle source
Kangean
kkvSingle source
Kuranko
knkSingle source
Konkani (macrolanguage)
kokSingle source
Kuria
kujSingle source
Ladino
ladSingle source
Lak
lbeSingle source
Lezghian
lezSingle source
Lugbara
lggSingle source
Otuho
lotSingle source
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