Arabic typing test

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Arabic keyboard

Arabic 101. Letters replace the Latin keys; the line runs right to left. The on-screen board and this table follow the layout you picked in the exam settings. Set the same layout in your operating system so the keys you press match Arabic on this page.

Shift adds hamza forms and tanween. Latin transliteration will not match the passage.

Switch the OS to Arabic before the first keystroke.

How to type letters on Arabic

Each row is a character that is not a plain unshifted English letter on that physical key. Shift and AltGr chords change with the layout.

LetterKeysNote
ذ`
ّShift + `
11
!Shift + 1
22
@Shift + 2
33
#Shift + 3
44
$Shift + 4
55
%Shift + 5
66
^Shift + 6
77
&Shift + 7
88
*Shift + 8
99
)Shift + 9
00
(Shift + 0
--
_Shift + -
==
+Shift + =
ضQ
َShift + Q
صW
ًShift + W
ثE
ُShift + E
قR
ٌShift + R
فT
لShift + T
غY
إShift + Y
عU
إShift + U
هI
Shift + I
خO
÷Shift + O
حP
×Shift + P
ج[
؛Shift + [
د]
شA
ِShift + A
سS
ٍShift + S
يD
]Shift + D
بF
[Shift + F
لG
اH
أShift + H
تJ
أShift + J
نK
ـShift + K
مL
،Shift + L
ك;
/Shift + ;
ط'
ئZ
ْShift + Z
ءX
~Shift + X
ؤC
ْShift + C
رV
}Shift + V
لاB
لآShift + B
ىN
آShift + N
ةM
آShift + M
و,
Shift + ,
ز.
.Shift + .
ظ/
,Shift + /
\\
|Shift + \

Arabic Typing Test (العربية)

The Arabic typing test (العربية) on India Typing Test is a free practice run for people who need to type Arabic on a real keyboard. The passage uses common Arabic vocabulary rather than rare puzzle words, so the minute is closer to office mail, school work, and clerical exams than to a trivia list. You can choose a timer of 15, 30, 60, or 120 seconds, a word-count target, a quote made of fuller sentences, or a custom list you paste yourself. The letters that matter here are Arabic letters in their connected forms, hamza, and the marks that belong to common words. Input is direct Arabic keys; Latin transliteration will not match the passage. This page is not an official exam and does not print a certificate.

Keyboard, layout, and Arabic input

Keyboard choice decides whether this Arabic test measures skill or layout friction. The usual setup is an Arabic keyboard with a right-to-left flow. If the operating system is still on another language, you will press the right physical keys and watch the wrong characters appear, which the board will mark as errors. Direct Arabic keys; Latin transliteration will not match the passage. Leaving the OS on English, breaking letter joining, or reading the WPM as if it were Latin. Before the first keystroke, type a few Arabic words in a notepad until the letters look right, then come back to this page. Rankings on the right are Arabic only so a mismatched layout is not compared with a different script.

What the test measures

What the Arabic test measures is the same formula used on the other language pages, which is why a number can be shown at all. A word is five keystrokes, including spaces when Arabic uses spaces. Scored WPM uses correct characters only. Raw WPM counts everything you typed. Accuracy is correct characters divided by characters typed. Right-to-left spaced words whose shapes change when a letter is wrong. Quote mode checks punctuation in fuller sentences. Custom mode is for the names and codes typists who already read Arabic and need speed in script, not in chat romanization actually need. Finish the run to add to today’s US Eastern totals. Post a display name only if you want the public Arabic list.

Who should take a Arabic typing test

Who this Arabic typing test is for: typists who already read Arabic and need speed in script, not in chat romanization. It is also a fair warm-up for bilingual clerical work and any role that must produce العربية on a PC. It is not a substitute for the agency’s own software, font, or error rules. If you are bilingual, take an English minute and a Arabic minute as two separate measurements. The global table on the left mixes languages on purpose so you can see the range; the right table is the one that describes Arabic skill. Guest progress on lessons stays in this browser. The test itself needs no account. Use custom mode when generic common words stop matching the vocabulary of your syllabus or workplace.

How to practice Arabic typing

A practical Arabic practice plan is short and repeatable. Warm up for fifteen seconds, take a one-minute Arabic test, spend ten minutes on the keys that failed — Arabic letters in their connected forms, hamza, and the marks that belong to common words — then take another minute and stop. Daily personal-best chasing usually wrecks accuracy. Leaving the OS on English, breaking letter joining, or reading the WPM as if it were Latin. If Arabic is not English, do not expect the fifty English lessons to teach this script; those lessons are a US QWERTY course. They can still settle home-row habits for Latin boards. For Arabic itself, this page, a correct layout, and custom lists of hard words are the training set. Watch the weekly average, not one lucky run.

How to improve Arabic WPM without losing accuracy

To type Arabic faster, fix accuracy first until you hold about ninety-five percent on this page, then let speed rise. Sit so the keyboard is near elbow height, rest on the home positions of an Arabic keyboard with a right-to-left flow, and keep your eyes on the passage. Look ahead a few units so the hands can prepare. Slow down on Arabic letters in their connected forms, hamza, and the marks that belong to common words until those keys are not a hunt. Repeat the same one-minute Arabic test a few times a week rather than once for an hour. When a word from work never appears in the common list, paste it into custom mode. Compare improvement with the Arabic ranking and with your own last week, not with another language’s WPM.

Common mistakes on the Arabic test

Common Arabic mistakes on a timed test are predictable. People start before the layout is an Arabic keyboard with a right-to-left flow. They mix scripts. They chase raw WPM and ignore accuracy. They compare this result with a phone keyboard or with English. Leaving the OS on English, breaking letter joining, or reading the WPM as if it were Latin. Backspace can save a character and still cost the clock. Some official exams freeze backspace; this practice page does not, but you should still aim to type the line cleanly the first time. If the IME or dead keys feel late, the problem is setup, not talent. Reset the OS, try a notepad, then run the Arabic minute again and read scored WPM, not only raw.

Frequently asked questions about Arabic typing

Scoring, layouts, rankings, practice habits, and how this Arabic page differs from an official exam. Each answer is written for this language.

For everyday computer work, many people sit near forty words per minute, and that can still be useful if accuracy is high. Sixty to eighty WPM is a solid office range on a language you know well. Eighty to one hundred is fast. Above that you are in a smaller group. Those bands are a guide for Arabic, not a law, because right-to-left spaced words whose shapes change when a letter is wrong Government and hiring cutoffs are often lower than internet high scores, so read the notice for the exam you care about. A clean fifty-five WPM in Arabic is more useful than a messy eighty. Use the Arabic ranking table on this page to see practice scores in the same language, and ignore cross-language bragging.