Different Shapes of Arabic Letters
Arabic letters vary in shape depending on their position within a word. Below you can find the different shapes of letters according to their position in a word.
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| End | Middle | Beginning | Isolate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ـا | ـا | ا | ا |
| ـب | ـبـ | بـ | ﺏ |
| ـت | ـتـ | تـ | ت |
| ـث | ـثـ | ثـ | ﺙ |
| ـج | ـجـ | جـ | ج |
| ـح | ـحـ | حـ | ح |
| ـخ | ـخـ | خـ | خ |
| ـد | ـد | ﺩ | ﺩ |
| ـذ | ـذ | ذ | ذ |
| ـر | ـر | ر | ر |
| ـز | ـز | ز | ز |
| ـس | ـسـ | سـ | ﺱ |
| ـش | ـشـ | شـ | ﺵ |
| ـص | ـصـ | صـ | ص |
| ـض | ـضـ | ضـ | ض |
| ـط | ـطـ | طـ | ط |
| ـظ | ـظـ | ظـ | ظ |
| ـع | ـعـ | عـ | ع |
| ـغ | ـغـ | غـ | غ |
| ـف | ـفـ | فـ | ف |
| ـق | ـقـ | قـ | ق |
| ـك | ـكـ | كـ | ك |
| ـل | ـلـ | لـ | ل |
| ـم | ـمـ | مـ | م |
| ـن | ـنـ | ﻧ | ﻥ |
| ـو | ـو | و | و |
| ﻪ | ﻬ | ﻫ | ه – ﻫ |
| ﻼ | ﻼ | ﻻ | ﻻ |
| ـي | ـيـ | ﻳ | ﻯ – ﻱ |
Six Letters Never Connect to The Left
There are six letters that never connect to the left.







