Arabic to Buckwalter converter
Every Arabic letter and mark becomes one ASCII symbol from the Buckwalter table, so the conversion can be reversed with nothing lost.
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How to use it
- Enter text.
- The result appears straight away and updates as you edit.
- Copy the result, or copy a link that keeps the same values to share it.
How it is calculated
The Buckwalter table in reverse: ا=A, ب=b, ة=p, ث=v, ح=H, خ=x, ذ=*, ش=$, ص=S, ع=E, ى=Y, أ=>, إ=<, آ=|, ؤ=&, ئ=}, ء=', and the marks a, u, i, o, ~.
Example
Result: Buckwalter text: bisomi Allhi; Characters converted: 11.
بِسْمِ اللهِ
bisomi Allhi
Limits and caveats
- Arabic punctuation and digits stay as they are because they are outside the Buckwalter table.
- It does not use the Safe Buckwalter variant that replaces special symbols.
Questions about this tool
Why do researchers use Buckwalter?
It writes Arabic in plain ASCII, so it works in any program or language without encoding problems.
Are vowel marks kept?
Yes, each mark has a symbol: a fatha, u damma, i kasra, o sukun, ~ shadda.
Can I get the Arabic back?
Yes, it is one-to-one; use the Buckwalter to Arabic tool to reverse it.