Alif Lantern

Read the Arabic alphabet, one lantern at a time

Pick the letters and the shapes you want to practise, then drill them with the keyboard. Five Leitner boxes decide what comes back and when.

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Your own pool

Turn any of the 28 letters on or off, and any of the four positional shapes. Start with three letters or take all one hundred cards.

Five boxes

A card you know moves up a box and waits longer. A card you miss drops to box one and comes straight back.

Hands on the keys

Reveal, grade, undo, and reshuffle without touching the mouse. Arrow keys and home-row keys both work.

Points, moons, and stars

Earn points for every card you grade, a moon for every day you study, and a star for every card you master.