Arabic keyboard
The Arabic keyboard (Arabic: لوحة المفاتيح العربية, lawḥat al-mafātīḥ al-`Arabīyyah) is the Arabic keyboard layout used for the Arabic language. All computer Arabic keyboards contain both Arabic letters and Latin letters, the latter being necessary for URLs and e-mail addresses. Since Arabic is written from right to left, when one types with an Arabic keyboard, the letters will start appearing from the right side of the screen.
![](../I/m/Arabic_keyboard.jpg)
An Arabic keyboard
Layouts
Arabic typewriter
The first Arabic layout for typewriters was invented by Selim Shibli Haddad, a Syrian artist and inventor, in 1899.[1]
![](../I/m/Arabic_typewriter_keyboard_layout.svg.png)
Sakhr/MSX Arabic Keyboard
![](../I/m/KB_Arabic_Sakhr.svg.png)
IBM PC Arabic Keyboard
![](../I/m/KB_Arabic.svg.png)
Mac Arabic Keyboard
![](../I/m/KB_Arabic_MAC.svg.png)
Linux (Ubuntu) Arabic Keyboard
![](../I/m/Ubuntu-arabic-keyboard-layout.png)
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References
- Messenger, Robert (17 October 2014). "The Arabic Typewriter Keyboard and the Syrian Artist". oz.Typewriter.
See also
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