Urdu Text Guides
Practical explanations of the problems Urdu writers run into on computers and phones, with real examples and step-by-step fixes. No jargon unless we explain it.
Most Urdu text problems come from the same few causes: old InPage encodings, PDFs that store letters in visual order, keyboards that hide the extra Urdu letters, and number words that follow no simple pattern. Each guide below explains one of these from the start, shows real before-and-after examples, and links to the free tool that fixes it. They are written by Wasiullah Soomro and updated when the tools or the software they describe change.
All guides
InPage vs Unicode: Why Your Urdu Text Breaks (and How to Fix It)
Why Urdu from InPage turns into symbols like ƒœ’„ when you paste it, what Unicode changed, and how to convert your text and archives so they work everywhere.
GuideHow to Move Urdu Text from InPage to Word, WhatsApp and Websites
Step-by-step: copy Urdu out of InPage and paste it into Word, Google Docs, WhatsApp, Facebook, Gmail and WordPress, with the right font and direction.
GuideWhy Urdu Text Copied from PDFs Looks Broken or Reversed
Urdu copied from a PDF comes out backwards, in pieces or full of Arabic letters. Here is why each problem happens and how to repair the text in seconds.
GuideHow to Write Numbers in Urdu Words (Lakh, Crore, Arab) with Examples
A complete guide to Urdu numbers: counting 1 to 100, hundreds, lakh, crore and arab, decimals, fractions like ڈیڑھ and ساڑھے, ordinals and amounts on cheques.
GuideHow to Type Urdu on Any Computer or Phone (Phonetic Keyboard Guide)
Set up Urdu typing on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone, learn the phonetic keyboard in minutes, and type aerab, digits and punctuation correctly.
Popular tools
InPage to Unicode
Turn garbled text copied from InPage 2000/2.x into real Urdu you can paste anywhere.
Fix Broken Urdu
Repair reversed, disjointed or Arabic-letter Urdu copied from PDFs and websites.
Number to Urdu Words
Write any amount in Urdu words with lakh, crore and arab, including rupees and paisa.