How to Type Arabic Online from Any Keyboard

Open the harf keyboard and look at the two physical-keyboard choices. Choose the option that matches the keyboard connected to your device. If you have an English keyboard, harf maps its familiar keys to Arabic characters; if you have an Arabic keyboard, choose that mode to type English from its Arabic key positions.

You can also click the Arabic letters shown on the visual keyboard. That works with a mouse, a touch screen, or a trackpad and does not depend on the physical keyboard layout.

When English-to-Arabic mode is selected, every visual key shows an Arabic character and a small English legend. For example, Q produces ض, W produces ص, and E produces ث. Use the visible legend as the source of truth if you are learning the layout; harf keeps it beside the character.

Click inside the writing area before typing. Your text is inserted at the cursor, so you can return to an earlier word, correct it, and continue without starting over.

Use the space and punctuation controls as you write, then reread the phrase from right to left. Copy places the text on your clipboard; Download saves a UTF-8 plain-text file. Typing and copying stay in your browser. Translation is separate and sends the selected phrase to an online translation service only when you request it.

For frequent, longer Arabic writing, adding Arabic as a system keyboard can be more comfortable. The guides below explain where to find that setting on common devices.