Arabic/Persian/Western digit converter: questions and guides
Each guide here answers one question with a practical example, then takes you to the tool to try it yourself. Guides: 13.
Questions
- How to convert Arabic numerals to English digitsConvert Arabic-Indic and Persian digits to Western digits, or the other way round, across a whole text, with links and emails protected.
- Customers sent their mobile numbers in Arabic-Indic digits; how do I convert them all at once to build WhatsApp links?A customer list written ٠٥٥ instead of 055? Convert every number to Western digits in one pass, keep the names, then build WhatsApp chat links from it.
- A staff member typed an order number on a phone with a Persian or Urdu keyboard; why can't search find it when the number looks right?۴۵۶ looks like ٤٥٦ but they are different characters, so an order search comes back empty. How to spot the difference and unify digits before you search.
- I'm designing a printed café price menu and want the numbers in Arabic-Indic style; how do I convert them from my existing text?Menu text with prices like 25 and 7 that you want as ٢٥ and ٧ for print? Convert the prices alone, keep the words, and decide on the Arabic decimal mark.
- I converted «15% off» to Arabic-Indic digits and the % sign stayed the same; why, and how do I get the Arabic percent sign?You converted a discount line and got ١٥% with a Western sign. The Arabic percent sign ٪ is a separate option, off by default; here is when to turn it on.
- After converting to Arabic-Indic digits, the numbers inside my store link written without https changed; how do I avoid that?Protection only recognises links that start with a scheme such as https:// or with www. A bare domain gets its digits converted. How to avoid it and check the result.
- 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?Converting description digits to Arabic-Indic hits model numbers too, so iPhone 15 turns into iPhone ١٥. When that is fine and when to keep Western digits.
- I only want to turn Persian digits into Arabic-Indic ones without touching the Western digits in my text; which setting do I pick?Want Persian ۱۲۳ turned into Arabic-Indic ١٢٣ while 45 stays 45? Choose the source styles yourself, then use the counters to confirm nothing else changed.
- A customer sent their IBAN in Arabic-Indic digits and the bank transfer form won't take it; how do I convert it without copying errors?Convert an IBAN written ٠٣ ٨٠٠٠ into Western digits without retyping it: letters and spaces stay put and not one digit of the long number goes missing.
- Are the ID and account numbers I convert sent anywhere?Converting ID numbers, IBANs and customer phone lists happens in your browser and is not stored. What happens to your text, and what is still up to you.
- Is it better to change the digit setting on my phone or to convert the texts I already have?A phone setting only changes what you type from now on; old messages, lists and files keep their digits. When you need one, the other, or both.
- My product CSV has prices in Arabic-Indic digits with the Arabic decimal separator; how do I prepare it for a Shopify import?Prices like ١٢٠٫٥٠ in a product CSV need the digits and the decimal separator converted. Watch the Arabic thousands separator: as a comma it can add a column.
- I wrote a delivery date with dots like 15.09.2026 and its digits weren't converted; why?Protection treats three numbers joined by dots as a version number and leaves them alone. Write the date with slashes or switch protection off with care.