Below is an example paragraph in Arabic. In your word processor, the Arabic letters will appear automatically, typically in a font like Traditional Arabic or Arial (Arabic), while the surrounding Latin text stays in Calibri.
Arabic sentence (basmala):
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Translation: In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Another example (common phrase):
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته calibri arabic font
Translation: Peace be upon you and God’s mercy and blessings.
A longer Arabic passage:
تعتبر الخطوط العربية جزءًا أساسيًا من الهوية البصرية للعالم الإسلامي. عند كتابة نص عربي في مستند يستخدم خط Calibri للنص الإنجليزي، فإن البرنامج يستبدل تلقائيًا الخط المناسب للعربية مع الحفاظ على اتجاه النص من اليمين إلى اليسار. هذا التكامل يسهل العمل على الأبحاث ثنائية اللغة.
English translation of the above:
Arabic fonts are an essential part of the visual identity of the Islamic world. When writing Arabic text in a document that uses Calibri for English text, the software automatically substitutes an appropriate Arabic font while preserving right-to-left text direction. This integration facilitates work on bilingual research. Below is an example paragraph in Arabic
While Calibri Arabic is functional, professional Arabic typographers point out major flaws. Arabic script is cursive and requires contextual shaping—the same letter looks different at the start, middle, or end of a word. Calibri handles this adequately, but it falls short on ligatures (connected letter pairs).
Ever wondered what happens when you open a Calibri-Arabic document on a Mac or Linux machine? Since Calibri is a Windows/Microsoft font, other OSes will substitute it automatically.
Arabic is a right-to-left (RTL) script, while English is left-to-right (LTR). Calibri supports Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm, meaning text direction flips automatically. However, mixing numbers, punctuation, or isolated English words can cause chaos. Author: Academic Writing Service Date: April 19, 2026
Pro tip: For complex bilingual paragraphs, use Word’s Right-to-Left Text Direction button (under Paragraph settings). This forces the entire paragraph to honor Arabic flow, keeping punctuation and line breaks logical.
Author: Academic Writing Service
Date: April 19, 2026
Font Note: Latin text in Calibri; Arabic script uses system fallback (e.g., Traditional Arabic, Segoe UI) when Calibri lacks Arabic glyphs.
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