This page contains codes for basic Arabic script symbols, but does not include the Arabic Presentation blocks. Check the latest Unicode charts to see additional Arabic script codes.
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About the Codes
Because Arabic is a cursive script, letter forms change position depending on their position within a word and on other factors (such as which letters are adjacent. These code points are listed for informational purposes only. It is generally recommended that you use a text editor which can work with Arabic type whenever possible instead of these numeric codes.
Listings may also be incomplete – check the latest Unicode charts to look for any additions to these blocks.
Some information on how the characters should be displayed can be found at Wikpedia.
Basic Consonants
These are the letters found in the core Arabic alphabet. Additional characters may be needed for languages besides Arabic. Note that characters may be displayed slightly out of Unicode code point order.
| Character Name | Character | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARABIC LETTER HAMZA | ء | ء | ء |
| ARABIC LETTER ALEF | ا | ا | ا |
| ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH MADDA ABOVE | آ | آ | آ |
| ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH HAMZA ABOVE | أ | أ | أ |
| ARABIC LETTER ALEF WITH HAMZA BELOW | إ | إ | إ |
| ARABIC LETTER ALEF MAKSURA | ى | ى | ى |
| ARABIC LETTER BEH | ب | ب | ب |
| ARABIC LETTER TEH MARBUTA | ة | ة | ة |
| ARABIC LETTER TEH | ت | ت | ت |
| ARABIC LETTER THEH | ث | ث | ث |
| ARABIC LETTER JEEM | ج | ج | ج |
| ARABIC LETTER HAH | ح | ح | ح |
| ARABIC LETTER KHAH | خ | خ | خ |
| ARABIC LETTER DAL | د | د | د |
| ARABIC LETTER THAL | ذ | ذ | ذ |
| ARABIC LETTER REH | ر | ر | ر |
| ARABIC LETTER ZAIN | ز | ز | ز |
| ARABIC LETTER SEEN | س | س | س |
| ARABIC LETTER SHEEN | ش | ش | ش |
| ARABIC LETTER SAD | ص | ص | ص |
| ARABIC LETTER DAD | ض | ض | ض |
| ARABIC LETTER TAH | ط | ط | ط |
| ARABIC LETTER ZAH | ظ | ظ | ظ |
| ARABIC LETTER AIN | ع | ع | ع |
| ARABIC LETTER GHAIN | غ | غ | غ |
| ARABIC TATWEEL | ـ | ـ | ـ |
| ARABIC LETTER FEH | ف | ف | ف |
| ARABIC LETTER QAF | ق | ق | ق |
| ARABIC LETTER KAF | ك | ك | ك |
| ARABIC LETTER LAM | ل | ل | ل |
| ARABIC LETTER MEEM | م | م | م |
| ARABIC LETTER NOON | ن | ن | ن |
| ARABIC LETTER HEH | ه | ه | ه |
| ARABIC LETTER WAW | و | و | و |
| ARABIC LETTER WAW WITH HAMZA ABOVE | ؤ | ؤ | ؤ |
| ARABIC LETTER YEH | ي | ي | ي |
| ARABIC LETTER YEH WITH HAMZA ABOVE | ئ | ئ | ئ |
Vowel Marks and Diacritics
These marks are used to indicate vowels and geminate consonants (shadda).
| Character Name | Character | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARABIC FATHATAN | ً | ً | ً |
| ARABIC DAMMATAN | ٌ | ٌ | ٌ |
| ARABIC KASRATAN | ٍ | ٍ | ٍ |
| ARABIC FATHA | َ | َ | َ |
| ARABIC DAMMA | ُ | ُ | ُ |
| ARABIC KASRA | ِ | ِ | ِ |
| ARABIC SHADDA | ّ | ّ | ّ |
| ARABIC SUKUN | ْ | ْ | ْ |
| ARABIC MADDAH ABOVE | ٓ | ٓ | ٓ |
| ARABIC HAMZA ABOVE | ٔ | ٔ | ٔ |
| ARABIC HAMZA BELOW | ٕ | ٕ | ٕ |
Punctuation
| Character Name | Character | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARABIC SIGN SANAH | | ؁ | ؁ |
| ARABIC FOOTNOTE MARKER | | ؂ | ؂ |
| ARABIC SIGN SAFHA | | ؃ | ؃ |
| ARABIC COMMA | ، | ، | ، |
| ARABIC SEMICOLON | ؛ | ؛ | ؛ |
| ARABIC QUESTION MARK | ؟ | ؟ | ؟ |
| AFGHANI SIGN (Currency) | ؋ | ؋ | ؋ |
| RIAL SIGN (Currency) | ﷼ | ﷼ | ﷼ |
Core Mathematical and Numeral Symbols
Arabic-Indic Digits
These numbers are seen West of Iran (although many of these countries also use European digits 1,2,3,…8,9.
| Character Name | Character | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT ZERO | ٠ | ٠ | ٠ |
| ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT ONE | ١ | ١ | ١ |
| ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT TWO | ٢ | ٢ | ٢ |
| ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT THREE | ٣ | ٣ | ٣ |
| ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT FOUR | ٤ | ٤ | ٤ |
| ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT FIVE | ٥ | ٥ | ٥ |
| ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT SIX | ٦ | ٦ | ٦ |
| ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT SEVEN | ٧ | ٧ | ٧ |
| ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT EIGHT | ٨ | ٨ | ٨ |
| ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT NINE | ٩ | ٩ | ٩ |
Eastern Arabic-Indic Digits
These are used in Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. There are only minor differences in some numbers.
| Character Name | Character | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTENDED ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT ZERO | ۰ | ۰ | ۰ |
| EXTENDED ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT ONE | ۱ | ۱ | ۱ |
| EXTENDED ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT TWO | ۲ | ۲ | ۲ |
| EXTENDED ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT THREE | ۳ | ۳ | ۳ |
| EXTENDED ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT FOUR | ۴ | ۴ | ۴ |
| EXTENDED ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT FIVE | ۵ | ۵ | ۵ |
| EXTENDED ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT SIX | ۶ | ۶ | ۶ |
| EXTENDED ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT SEVEN | ۷ | ۷ | ۷ |
| EXTENDED ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT EIGHT | ۸ | ۸ | ۸ |
| EXTENDED ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT NINE | ۹ | ۹ | ۹ |
Mathematical Symbols
| Character Name | Character | Entity | Hex Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARABIC NUMBER SIGN | | ؀ | ؀ |
| ARABIC DECIMAL SEPARATOR | ٫ | ٫ | ٫ |
| ARABIC THOUSANDS SEPARATOR | ٬ | ٬ | ٬ |
| ARABIC FIVE POINTED STAR | ٭ | ٭ | ٭ |
| ARABIC PERCENT SIGN | ٪ | ٪ | ٪ |
| ARABIC-INDIC PER MILLE SIGN | ؉ | ؉ | ؉ |
| ARABIC-INDIC PER TEN THOUSAND SIGN | ؊ | ؊ | ؊ |
| ARABIC-INDIC CUBE ROOT | ؆ | ؆ | ؆ |
| ARABIC-INDIC FOURTH ROOT | ؇ | ؇ | ؇ |
| ARABIC RAY | ؈ | ؈ | ؈ |