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Arabic keyboard

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The Arabic keyboard (Arabic: لوحة المفاتيح العربية, romanizedlawḥat al-mafātīḥ al-ʕarabiyya) is the Arabic keyboard layout used for the Arabic alphabet. 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.

Layouts

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Arabic typewriter

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The Arabic layout typewriter was first patented by Selim Shibli Haddad, a Syrian artist and inventor.[1] A British patent was filed three months later, on 1 December 1899, by Philippe Waked, the first person to type a document in Arabic.[2] Both patents expired in 1919, prompting mass production in both Egypt and abroad.[3]

Sakhr/MSX Arabic Keyboard

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IBM PC Arabic Keyboard[citation needed]

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Mac Arabic Keyboard[citation needed]

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يبيسشب

Ubuntu Arabic Keyboard[citation needed]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Messenger, Robert (17 October 2014). "The Arabic Typewriter Keyboard and the Syrian Artist". oz.Typewriter.
  2. ^ "A Tale of Two Inventors - KC Website". 6 October 2019.
  3. ^ Zeina Dowidar & Ahmed Ellaithy The Invention of the Arabic Typewriter, 31 October 2019, Kerning Cultures
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