Arabic is written from right to left.

Arabic is a cursive script: characters are typically connected. However, a few characters do not connect to the left.

The shape of the characters depends on their position within a word.

Arabic has 28 characters, which are all considered consonants. However, 3 of them are also used as vowels.

Arabic has 3 vowels: a, i, u, which can be either long or short. Short vowels are indicated only in the form of markings above or below the preceding consonant.