Arabe levantin: key facts
- Script: Arabic, used across Afrique.
- Writing direction: right to left.
- Layout: 34 keys, 34 base characters, 21 on Shift.
- Typing: direct key mode with Shift and AltGr layers.
- One standard layout, plus export, speech synthesis and dictionary search.
- Native name: شامي; speech synthesis locale: apc.
Arabe levantin in detail
Clavier arabe levantin en ligne : écrivez شامي (Arabe) avec ce clavier virtuel gratuit — cliquez sur les touches ou tapez avec votre clavier physique. The Arabe levantin (شامي) covers the Arabic script as used across Afrique. Text flows right to left in the editor, and every character below belongs to the authentic Arabic repertoire — no transliterated approximations once you use the virtual keys.
This keyboard works in direct mode: every key inserts exactly the Arabic character printed on it, with Shift and AltGr layers for capitals, variants and extended characters.
Everything runs locally in your browser: copy your text to any app, export it, listen to it with the apc speech voice, or send it to Google, YouTube, Wikipedia, Translate, DuckDuckGo. A curated dictionary hub with monolingual dictionaries, bilingual translators, grammar references and press links sits further down this page.
Every key on the Arabe levantin
The layout holds 34 character keys: 34 distinct base characters, 21 Shift variants. The table below maps each physical position to the characters it produces, so you can learn the layout or verify coverage of a rare letter before you start typing.
| Position | Base | Shift | AltGr |
|---|
| Row 1, key 2 | ض | َ | — |
| Row 1, key 3 | ص | ً | — |
| Row 1, key 4 | ث | ُ | — |
| Row 1, key 5 | ق | ٌ | — |
| Row 1, key 6 | ف | ْ | — |
| Row 1, key 7 | غ | ّ | — |
| Row 1, key 8 | ع | ُ | — |
| Row 1, key 9 | ه | ِ | — |
| Row 1, key 10 | خ | ٰ | — |
| Row 1, key 11 | ح | َ | — |
| Row 1, key 12 | ج | ِ | — |
| Row 1, key 13 | د | ؛ | — |
| Row 1, key 14 | \ | | | — |
| Row 2, key 2 | ش | ِ | — |
| Row 2, key 3 | س | ٍ | — |
| Row 2, key 4 | ي | ] | — |
| Row 2, key 5 | ب | [ | — |
| Row 2, key 6 | ل | لأ | — |
| Row 2, key 7 | ا | أ | — |
| Row 2, key 8 | ت | ـ | — |
| Row 2, key 9 | ن | ؟ | — |
| Row 2, key 10 | م | ٪ | — |
| Row 2, key 11 | ك | , | — |
| Row 2, key 12 | ط | ظ | — |
| Row 3, key 2 | ئ | ء | — |
| Row 3, key 3 | ء | ّ | — |
| Row 3, key 4 | ؤ | ْ | — |
| Row 3, key 5 | ر | ٌ | — |
| Row 3, key 6 | لا | ً | — |
| Row 3, key 7 | ى | ِ | — |
| Row 3, key 8 | ة | ُ | — |
| Row 3, key 9 | و | ٌ | — |
| Row 3, key 10 | ز | ّ | — |
| Row 3, key 11 | ظ | َ | — |
Direct typing with Shift and AltGr
This keyboard has no phonetic engine, and that is deliberate: Arabic spelling maps cleanly onto its own keys. Click a key — or press its physical counterpart with the hardware toggle on — and the exact character appears. Capitals and common variants live on Shift (21 characters), extended and rare forms on AltGr (0 characters).
Dead keys are enabled, so accents compose naturally: press the accent, then the vowel. On mobile, everything is tappable at full key size, and the editor keeps right to left ordering correct even when you mix Arabic with Latin words or digits in the same sentence.
Getting the most out of this keyboard
Arabic runs right to left, so end-of-line punctuation jumps to the correct visual side automatically. If a mixed sentence looks odd, select it and copy it into Word or Docs, which apply full bidirectional layout.
For pronunciation, press the speaker button: the apc voice reads exactly what is in the editor, which makes this page a practical dictation and shadowing tool. Export the text first if you want to rehearse offline.
Preferred typefaces here are Scheherazade New, Amiri, Noto Naskh Arabic, Noto Sans Arabic (fallback Scheherazade New). If a character shows as a box on your device, switch fonts in the toolbar — complex-script shaping varies between systems, especially on older phones.
Hidden characters tour
Beyond the base alphabet, this keyboard hides real value on its upper layers. On Shift: َ ً ُ ٌ ْ ّ ِ ٰ ؛ | ٍ ] [ لأ أ ـ ؟ ٪ , ظ ء. On AltGr: . Hold the on-screen Shift or AltGr key (or your physical one in hardware mode) to reach them, exactly like a desktop layout.
Dictionaries and resources for Arabe levantin
Below the keyboard, the resource hub gathers 4 hand-picked links for Arabe levantin: 1 monolingual dictionary (including Lexilogos — index des dictionnaires), 1 bilingual translator, 0 grammar and conjugation reference, 1 vocabulary and phrase guide, and 1 encyclopedia, newspaper or general resource. Type a word in the editor first and the links marked with an arrow receive it automatically — look up a definition, a conjugation or a translation without retyping.
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