If I convert the digits in my product descriptions to Arabic-Indic, will model numbers like iPhone 15 change too, and is that a good idea?
Yes, they change. The digit converter swaps every digit outside links, emails, IP addresses and dotted version numbers, and it has no idea that 15 is part of a product name, so iPhone 15 becomes iPhone ١٥ along with the price. That rarely suits brand names, so either keep the description in Western digits or restore the model numbers by hand after converting.
What happens to one product line
Take a product title the way an electronics store writes it:
جوال iPhone 15 Pro بسعر 4299 ريال
After converting to Arabic-Indic digits:
جوال iPhone ١٥ Pro بسعر ٤٢٩٩ ريال
Six digits were converted: two from the model name and four from the price. The tool does not tell them apart; it only sees digits. The same happens to a digit stuck to Latin letters: in a line like Galaxy Buds3 Pro with a 25W charger you get Buds٣ and ٢٥W.
Why you might not want that
- A model name is written by the manufacturer in Western digits, and that is what customers search for. A description saying iPhone ١٥ can look odd to someone used to seeing the name as it is.
- Store search compares characters as they are. If your platform's search does not unify digit styles, a customer typing iPhone 15 may not reach a description that says ١٥. Check this on your own platform with a real search.
- A mix inside one word, such as Buds٣, looks more like a typo than a deliberate choice.
Three practical options
- Keep product descriptions that contain model names in Western digits, and convert only marketing copy with no brand names in it.
- Convert the whole description, then put the model numbers back into Western digits by hand. This works when there are only a few names.
- Put the price in the dedicated price field of your store dashboard rather than in the description text, so the description has no digits needing conversion in the first place.
How to review what changed
After converting, put the original and converted descriptions side by side in Text comparison at word level. It marks every word that changed, so you quickly see where the conversion hit a model name or a size such as 256GB, and decide what to restore.
The reverse direction has no such problem. If your description is entirely in Arabic-Indic digits and you convert it to Western in the Arabic/Persian/Western digit converter, iPhone ١٥ goes back to iPhone 15 and ٤٢٩٩ goes back to 4299, which is what everyone expects.
Why the tool does not skip Latin words
It works digit by digit and keeps no per-word exception list. The only exceptions are protected tokens: a link starting with a scheme such as https:// or with www., an email, an IP address, and a dotted version number such as 1.2.3. Anything else converts if its style is ticked as a source.
Common questions
Can I convert only Arabic-Indic digits and leave Western ones?
Yes, untick Western under the styles to convert. It does not help here, though, because the price and the model number are both Western in the original text.
Do the Latin letters in the product name change?
No. Pro, Galaxy and W stay as they are; only the digits change.
Does this affect how Google ranks the page?
We cannot say for certain how search engines treat digit styles. If it matters to you, keep model names exactly as the manufacturer writes them.