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The eleven home-row letters.
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TypingSpot is a free Arabic typing tutor. It has 12 lessons that teach the Arabic keyboard row by row, from the home row to full paragraphs. You type on your normal English keyboard, and each drill shows your speed and accuracy. Nothing to download and no account to make.
Shift keys on the home row.
Reach the top row with words and phrases.
Shift keys and the question mark.
Words from every row mixed together.
Full sentences with punctuation.
Paragraphs for the whole keyboard.
Digits 0 to 9 and numbers with words.
Arabic comma, semicolon, question mark, full stop.
Short vowels, tanween, shadda and sukun.
You do not need to be good at typing, or at Arabic. Open a lesson and follow the key that glows on the screen.
Stars and progress are saved in this browser only. There are no accounts. For finger placement, read the course guide.
Lessons 1 to 6 each have All Keys, Mixed Keys and Words drills, plus a test. Lessons 7 to 9 have a drill and a test. The three bonus lessons cover numbers, punctuation and harakat.
The words in the drills are common words from Arabic news and web text. Bonus 3 uses words and short lines with tashkeel from Riyad as-Salihin by Imam al-Nawawi. We wrote the sentences and paragraphs ourselves.
The lessons teach Standard Arabic (101). Each letter has a fixed key, and the key does not match the sound.
Example: the A key types ش and the H key types ا. It feels odd on day one. It is also how a real Arabic keyboard works, so it carries over.
Letters sit in fixed places. Slower to learn, then very fast. This is the one the lessons teach.
The Arabic letter sits on the English key that sounds close. Quick to start, but it is not what a real Arabic keyboard does.
The layout these lessons teach.
A few keys sit in other places than 101.
Another variant with its own key spots.
Using an office computer? Check which one it uses before you practice for a job. To only type some text, our Arabic keyboard online has sound-based layouts too.
This is the Standard (101) map used in every lesson. The small text on a tile is what you get with Shift.
Typing in Windows? Press the Windows key and Space to switch layouts. You do not need to do that here, because the page changes your keys for you.
Start slow. Accuracy first, speed later. Most people learn faster if they follow a few simple habits.
A plan, not a promise. Go slower if a lesson feels hard. Moving on only after 3 stars works well.
Type the letter first, then the mark. All of these sit on Shift keys. Bonus 3 lets you practice them. Most Arabic online is written without harakat, but you need them for the Quran, children's books and study notes.
Yes, if you plan to write Arabic often. You do not need to know every letter first.
Each key shows its letter, so typing helps you remember the shapes.
Study the alphabet and the keys side by side.
Skip them at the start. Bonus 3 teaches them.
Do you also write Urdu? Urdu uses most of the same letters, so our Urdu typing tutor will feel familiar. It has its own keyboard layout, though.
It builds speed and accuracy, which is what most tests check. It is not an official exam and gives no certificate.
To see where you stand, take our free Arabic typing test. It uses the same Arabic (101) layout.
Arabic (101) is what you learn here. If the test names another one, practice on it in Windows too.
Find the speed and accuracy the notice asks for.
Find out how errors are counted.
Free lessons, drills and stars in your browser
Good for Learning where the keys areAdd Arabic (101) in settings and type in any app
Good for Daily typing in other programsA page that turns your keys into Arabic, then you copy the text
Good for Writing a message on a shared computerStickers with Arabic letters on your keys
Good for Finding keys at firstThe Arabic keyboard on Android or iPhone
Good for Chat on the go, not touch typingBased on how each option works. We have not rated other sites or tools.
Menu names can differ a little between Windows versions. Turn this off while you practice here, because the page already converts your keys.
Why: Your computer may have its own Arabic keyboard turned on, so it changes the key twice.
Fix: Switch your computer back to English (Windows key + Space), then click the practice box and try again.
Why: Most laptops sold outside Arab countries print only English letters.
Fix: The on-screen keyboard in every lesson shows the Arabic letters. Stickers can help, but you do not need them.
Why: A Mac can have more than one Arabic layout, and they may differ from Windows Arabic (101).
Fix: Keep your Mac on the English layout while you practice here. We turn the keys into Arabic for you.
Why: On Arabic (101) the B key types the pair لا in one press.
Fix: This is normal. In the lessons, pressing the L key then the H key works too.
Why: Arabic joins letters by itself, but some fonts or apps do not show it well.
Fix: Try a different browser, or update the one you use. The lessons use a font that joins the letters.
Why: Arabic runs right to left and English runs left to right, so the cursor can move in surprising ways.
Fix: Type each part on its own, then fix the order. This is normal in every program.
There is no official number. Your drill score is out of 100. Accuracy counts for 70% and speed for 30%, and 30 words per minute counts as full speed. The stars are our own scale, not a benchmark.
Example: 95% accuracy at 15 WPM scores about 82, which is 4 stars.
Want a plain speed number instead of stars? Take the Arabic typing test for WPM and accuracy.
Common words from Arabic news and web text. Bonus 3 uses words from Riyad as-Salihin.
Written by the TypingSpot team.
Follows the Standard Arabic (101) layout that Windows lists.
An Arabic typing tutor is a program that teaches you where the Arabic letters sit on the keyboard. It gives you lessons and drills, and it shows your speed and accuracy. TypingSpot has a free one that runs in your browser.
Yes. There is no sign-up, no download and no payment. Your stars and progress are saved in your own browser only.
No. You press keys on your normal English keyboard and we turn each one into the matching Arabic letter. If your computer already has an Arabic keyboard turned on, that works too.
The lessons teach Standard Arabic (101). Each Arabic letter sits on a fixed key, so the key does not match the sound. For example, the A key types ش and the H key types ا. Windows lists this layout as Arabic (101).
It depends on you. A common plan is 15 minutes a day. Many people stop looking at the keys after a few weeks, but speed takes longer. This is a rough guide, not a study.
No. Each lesson shows the letter and the key to press. You will move faster if you already know the Arabic alphabet, though. If you are still learning the letters, practice them side by side.
Yes. Bonus 3 teaches fatha, damma, kasra, the three tanween marks, shadda and sukun, one key at a time. Then you practice them on words and lines from Riyad as-Salihin by Imam al-Nawawi. The other lessons use plain text without harakat. Our Arabic typing test also has a With tashkeel option.
Hold Shift and press H for أ, Y for إ or N for آ. Press the B key for the lam-alif ligature لا. The lessons also accept ل then ا, so either way counts as correct.
There is no official number. Our drill score is 70% accuracy and 30% speed, and 30 words per minute counts as full speed. Stars run from 1 to 5. For a job test, check the speed and accuracy the notice asks for.
Yes. Our free Arabic typing test gives you a speed in WPM and an accuracy score in 1, 3 or 5 minutes. Each of the 12 lessons also ends with a short timed test that gives you stars.
Yes, in your browser on that device. There are no accounts. If you clear your browser data or switch devices, you start fresh.
The lessons are made for a computer keyboard, because they teach finger positions. On a phone, try our online Arabic keyboard to type and copy text.
Open Settings, then Time & language, then Language & region. Add Arabic as a language and keep its keyboard. After that, press the Windows key and Space to switch between English and Arabic. Menu names can differ a little between Windows versions.
Arabic is written from right to left. Your first letter lands on the right and the next letters follow toward the left. That is normal.
It builds speed and accuracy, but it is not an official exam. Check which layout the test uses, the speed and accuracy targets, and how mistakes are counted.