Arabic letters use the same physical key positions as a Latin board, with a different character arrangement. This PC reference shows plain, Shift and supported AltGr characters.
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Arabic
Typing block · ANSI
Arabic · Typing block: 61 keys in the illustrated arrangement. Shift symbols appear above the main legends.
Keys shown61
Function rowUse a layer
Arrow keysUse a layer
Number padNone
The typing block shows letters, symbols and modifiers. Choose AltGr for additional symbols. ◌ marks a composing accent.
Find Arabic letters
Search for a letter to highlight its position. The screen keeps the physical keys in their left-to-right order while showing Arabic glyphs on those positions.
Letters, marks and input direction
Shift and AltGr provide the alternate symbols defined by this arrangement. The direction of a sentence is controlled by the writing application and input source, independently of the physical order of the keys.
