The British Museum
Arabic website for the The British Museum
ExtraDigital designed and developed the Arabic website for The British Museum. This is an Arabic language version of their main website. Read more here.
- Multilingual
Arabic web design & development
Arabic Websites
Arabic website design and development built on more than two decades of hands-on experience, in-house Arabic staff and clients including The British Museum. Designed for a different culture, not just a different language.
- Right-to-left design and development
- Arabic eCommerce and booking systems
- Mobile-first for Arabic markets
- Marketing-ready from launch
Explore Arabic services
Arabic website design
Designing an Arabic website is not a design featuring a complex language; it is a design aimed at a distinct culture. Arabic text, font differences and the right-to-left flow of content are engineered into the design from the start.
Imagery, copywriting and the overall look and feel are chosen for an Arab audience. Certain imagery has cultural implications businesses will want to avoid, and calls to action need careful, appropriate use.
Arabic website development
Not all web platforms handle Arabic well, and many need modifications and extra modules. We select the right platform for your site, then give special consideration to wireframes, layouts, menus, navigation, speed and responsiveness.
Smartphone use is heavy across Arabic-speaking markets, so builds are mobile-first and technically built for performance.
- Bespoke database-driven Arabic websites
- Online payment integration
- Registration and booking systems
- Arabic eCommerce websites
- Social media and platform integrations
- Technical SEO foundations
Proven Arabic web projects
Our Arabic web development clients include The British Museum, global law firm Duane Morris and international language school Concorde International. Doctoori, an Arabic healthcare provider, launched and grew working with us on both the website and its marketing.
We have also built an Arabic website for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction and an English and Arabic property investment site.
Arabic eCommerce
We build Arabic versions of online shops so you can promote and sell to Arabic-speaking customers, with checkout, payment and product content adapted for the market. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Kuwait are common targets for the retailers we speak to.
Some of the brands we've worked with
Arabic website case studies
Doctoori
Web Design for Doctoori
ExtraDigital were approached to produce Doctoori - the Arabic version of patient.co.uk, acting as a portal to thousands of visitors on a weekly basis.
- Multilingual
Arabic Fiction
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction
IPAF approached us with the vision to reinvent the look of their website. ExtraDigital produced a design that connected with the cultures IPAF targets.
- Development
Frequently asked questions
Can you add Arabic to our existing website?
Often, yes, depending on the platform. We assess whether your CMS handles Arabic and right-to-left layouts well, and recommend modifications or alternatives where it does not.
Do you write the Arabic content?
Yes. Our in-house Arabic linguists write or review the content, including navigation, forms and system messages.
Will the Arabic site be ready for SEO?
Yes. Structure, language signals and technical foundations are built so the site can rank from launch.
Next step
Planning an Arabic website? Let's talk about what it needs to do.
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