CalligArab

Arabic Calligraphy Alphabet

All 28 Arabic letters shown side by side in thirty-six calligraphy styles — an easy visual reference for anyone learning to write Arabic by hand.

LetterNaskhKuficDiwaniRuqaaThuluthModernNastaliqQur’anic NaskhFatimid KuficMaghrebiSquare KuficOrnamented KuficOld KuficTaliq-inspired (Persian)Kano (West African)Mohaqqaq-inspiredMushafRounded KufiColor KufiNastaliq BoldElegantWest AfricanSahelHeavyPlayfulEgyptianSoftRetroDisplayPixelGothic ArabicSportyBlackBookBubblyKid Hand
Alifsound: aاااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااا
Basound: bبببببببببببببببببببببببببببببببببببب
Tasound: tتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتتت
Thasound: thثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثثث
Jimsound: jجججججججججججججججججججججججججججججججججججج
Hasound: ḥحححححححححححححححححححححححححححححححححححح
Khasound: khخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخخ
Dalsound: dدددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددد
Dhalsound: dhذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذذ
Rasound: rرررررررررررررررررررررررررررررررررررر
Zaysound: zزززززززززززززززززززززززززززززززززززز
Sinsound: sسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسسس
Shinsound: shشششششششششششششششششششششششششششششششششششش
Sadsound: ṣصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصصص
Dadsound: ḍضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضضض
Tasound: ṭطططططططططططططططططططططططططططططططططططط
Zhasound: ẓظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظظ
Aynsound: ʿعععععععععععععععععععععععععععععععععععع
Ghaynsound: ghغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغغ
Fasound: fفففففففففففففففففففففففففففففففففففف
Qafsound: qقققققققققققققققققققققققققققققققققققق
Kafsound: kكككككككككككككككككككككككككككككككككككك
Lamsound: lلللللللللللللللللللللللللللللللللللل
Mimsound: mمممممممممممممممممممممممممممممممممممم
Nunsound: nنننننننننننننننننننننننننننننننننننن
Hasound: hهههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههههه
Wawsound: w / uوووووووووووووووووووووووووووووووووووو
Yasound: y / iيييييييييييييييييييييييييييييييييييي

Ready to write a whole word? Try the calligraphy generator or browse the fonts gallery.

Arabic letters — FAQ

How many letters are in the Arabic alphabet?

There are 28 letters, written from right to left. Most letters connect to the next one and change shape depending on whether they sit at the start, middle or end of a word.

What is the easiest Arabic calligraphy style to learn?

Ruqaa is the easiest to start with: short strokes, simple shapes and a flat baseline. Naskh is the next step and is the most readable style for full sentences.

How do I practise Arabic calligraphy letters?

Work through the alphabet one letter at a time, comparing the same letter across the thirty-six styles below, and trace each shape slowly before joining letters into words.

Why do Arabic letters look different in each style?

Each calligraphic script has its own pen angle, proportion system and stroke rhythm. Kufic squares the curves, Diwani exaggerates them, and Naskh keeps them even and readable.

Can I download a letter as an image?

Yes. Open the generator, paste the letter you want and download it as a PNG or SVG at any size.