Template {{lang-ar}} indicates to readers the original form of a term or phrase in Arabic. The term or phrase is the only mandatory parameter. The text is formatted according to recommendations in Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Text formatting#Foreign terms (italics for Latin-script languages, regular for others).

The parameter |links=no prevents the language name from being linked.

The parameter |lit= enables a literal translation to be given.

{{lang-ar

|Arabic text – using Arabic. (mandatory)

|links=value – valid values: yes to have the language name linked (default) and no to prevent the language name from being linked. (optional)

|lit=string – valid strings are English phrases of Arabic. (optional)

|translit=string – valid strings are transliterations (with the Latin script) of Arabic text. (optional)

}}

Code	Result
{{lang-ar|عمّون}}	Arabic: عمّون
{{lang-ar|عمّون|ʻAmmūn}}	Arabic: عمّون, romanized: ʻAmmūn
{{lang-ar|الصديق|Aṣ-Ṣiddīq|lit=The Truthful}}	Arabic: الصديق, romanized: Aṣ-Ṣiddīq, lit. 'The Truthful'
{{lang-ar|عربى|ʿarabī|lit=Arabic|links=no}}	Arabic: عربى, romanized: ʿarabī, lit. 'Arabic'
{{lang-ar|ARABIC|TRANSLITERATION|lit=LITERAL|links=no}}	Arabic: ARABIC, lit. 'LITERAL'

• {{lang}}, and its opposite, {{Language with name/for}}
• {{lang|ar}}, for untransliterated Arabic-language strings without preceding "Arabic:" link.
• {{script|Arab|...}} for Arabic script without specifying a language.
• {{Lang-ar/sandbox2}} (second sandbox)

Insert Arabic text. Indicates to readers the original form of a term or phrase in Arabic.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Text	1	The foreign text to display.	String	required
Display link	links	Set to no to disable the link to the article's language.	Boolean	optional
Literal translation	lit	no description	Unknown	optional
Transliteration	translit	A Latin alphabet respelling of Arabic text	String	optional