Best way to adjust Arabic fonts on Android devices

Reading Arabic on a mobile phone can be difficult because the font is too small. The open-source browser Kiwi solves this problem.

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In today’s digital world, reading content in various languages is important, especially for bilingual users. Arabic, with its special script, can be challenging on mobile browsers.

In this article, we will see how we can change the Arabic font on Chrome for Android. While there are solutions for desktops, mobile browsing has different challenges. Luckily, the Kiwi browser offers a good alternative.

This article will guide you on adjusting the Arabic font on phones using Kiwi, making it easier to read Arabic texts. I had previously written an article that explains how to adjust the Arabic font on Chrome and other browser – but that only works on desktop computers.

But there is a solution for mobile phones too, thanks to a great open-source browser called Kiwi.

How to adjust the Arabic font on Android

Here is a guide to adjust the Arabic font on Android mobile phones.

Unfortunately, Wudooh is not yet available as an extension for Firefox Mobile (as of 2024). Chrome does not allow to install extensions. So we have to install an alternative browser.

Download Kiwi browser

First, you need to install a mobile app called Kiwi.

Kiwi Browser Google Play Store
screenshot Google Play Store

Download it here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kiwibrowser.browser

Install Huruf or Wudooh extension

Once you have installed the Kiwi browser, you need to install an (extension) for the browser.

  1. Open the Kiwi Browser.
  2. On the right you will see the three vertical dots/hamburger menu.
  3. Open it and click on extension.
  4. You will now see: kiwi://extensions
  5. Click on “You can find extensions on Google”
  6. Search for Huruf or Wudooh – and install it. Wudooh is a kind of successor, so you’d better install Wudooh.
Kiwi browser and how to install an extension
Kiwi browser and how to install an extension

Adjust the font size and font type

If you click on details on the extension (Wudooh or Huruf), you will see at the end that you can adjust the options and settings.

Huruf adjust size Arabic
screenshot extions Huruf on Browser KIWI

That’s it – it should work now.

Result: Kiwi browser running the Wudooh extension

Kiwi is not only an excellent, fast and stable browser for your Android mobile phone. If you read Arabic texts, Kiwi will make your life easier. Let us check the results.

The following two screenshots were made on the same device with the same standard zoom and settings.

On the left you see Google Chrome for Android. On the right you see the same text on Kiwi browser for Android.

Another example – a Bing search in Arabic on Kiwi browser.

example google search
screenshot kiwi browser

What is Kiwi browser?

Kiwi is based on Chromium and WebKit, the engine that powers the most popular browser in the world, so you won’t lose your habits.

There is one big advantage over Chrome on mobile phones: you can install Chrome extensions on Kiwi.

In other words, you can install Huruf – the very useful extension by Jackson Petty which allows adjusting the size and type of the Arabic font your browser uses to display Arabic script.

Note: This article was based on the extension Huruf. But it also works for the extension Wudooh, of course, which does the saame job.

Pros and Cons of Kiwi

It is developed by a company called Geometry OU which is based in Tallinn in Estonia in Europe.

Browse in peace.

Founders of KIWI browser
  • Based on the very best Chromium
  • Incredible page load speed – thanks to our very optimized rendering engine, we can display web pages superfast.
  • Powerful ad block that removes most of intrusive ads (you can enable it in Settings, Ads or use any extension of your choice)
  • Super strong pop-ups blocker that really works
  • Cryptojacking protection: The first Android browser that blocks hackers from using your device to mine cryptocurrency
  • NO Chrome Sync: Google doesn’t allow Chrome Sync to be used by third-party browser. Furthermore, the developers actually do not want to offer this service anyway: Google Sync sends your full history, bookmarks and passwords to servers, which is totally not cool. 

Is there a solution for the iPhone?

I have not found a way to adjust Arabic fonts on the ‘s browser. If anyone knows a solution, please let me know or share it as a comment below. I appreciate it.


Remark: The feature image is for illustration only and has been created by AI. Don’t try to understand the written text. It is just random.

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Badrul Aini Sha'ari
Badrul Aini Sha'ari
4 years ago

Hi Gerald.

I found another Chrome extension that says that it is the successor to Jackson Petty’s Huruf.

I’m trying it now and Wudooh seems a better alternative to Huruf.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wudooh/nigfaloeeeakmmgndbdcijjegolpjfhn/related

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