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
ـذ‎ ـذ‎ ذ ذ
ـر ـر ر ر
ـز ـز ز ز
ـس ـسـ سـ
ـش ـشـ شـ
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
ـو‎ ـو و و
‎ﻪ ﻫ‎ ه – ﻫ
ـي ـيـ ﻯ – ﻱ

Six Letters Never Connect to The Left

There are six letters that never connect to the left.