Arabic Type Levent B. מאת

Arabic Type fixes the most common typographic problems that plague Arabic text on the web: broken letter-spacing, missing font ligatures, incorrect text direction, and clipped diacritic marks.

Why Arabic text looks broken

The #1 cause of disjointed Arabic text on the web is letter-spacing. When CSS applies any non-zero value, Arabic letters disconnect from one another — the script falls apart. Arabic Type always sets letter-spacing to 0 on Arabic content, restoring the natural connectedness of the script.

What it does

• Fixes letter-spacing — Zeros out letter-spacing on all Arabic text so letters connect properly
• Injects premium Arabic fonts — 12 professionally curated Google Fonts including Cairo, Amiri, Tajawal, Noto Naskh Arabic, Reem Kufi, Scheherazade New, and more
• Improves diacritic rendering — Prevents tashkeel (vowel marks) from being clipped above and below the text line
• Force RTL direction — Corrects sites where Arabic text appears left-to-right
• Adjustable line-height and font size — Fine-tune readability per your preference
• Per-site settings — Disable the extension on specific sites or choose a different font per site
• Real-time updates — Changes apply instantly without page refresh

How it works

Arabic Type uses a two-phase approach to prevent the "flash of disjointed text":

1. Phase 1 (document-start) — Critical fixes are injected before the page's own CSS loads, preventing the broken rendering before it ever appears
2. Phase 2 (document-idle) — Your personal settings (font, line-height, etc.) are applied and a MutationObserver keeps dynamic content fixed

Fonts included

| Font | Best For |
|------|----------|
| Cairo | UI, Headlines & Body |
| Amiri | Body & Quranic |
| Tajawal | UI & Body |
| Noto Naskh Arabic | Multilingual Content |
| Noto Kufi Arabic | Headlines & Display |
| Reem Kufi | Headlines |
| Scheherazade New | Body & Quranic |
| Lateef | Urdu & Sindhi |
| Harmattan | West African Languages |
| Mada | UI Design |
| El Messiri | Headlines |
| IBM Plex Sans Arabic | UI & Body |

Privacy

Arabic Type collects no data. No analytics, no telemetry, no tracking. All settings are stored locally on your device. Font requests are made to Google Fonts servers and are subject to Google's privacy policy.