Number to Words: Write an Amount in Words
Type an amount in digits to get it in Arabic or English words, with the currency name, its fraction and a closing “only”.
Your result
Type a number to see it here in words.
How to use it
- Type the amount in digits, such as 1250.50.
- Choose a currency, or leave “No currency” to spell a plain number.
- Choose the language: Arabic, English or both.
- Press “Copy text”.
Examples
- US dollars1250.50 one thousand two hundred and fifty US dollars and fifty cents only
- Pound sterling21.01 twenty-one pounds sterling and one penny only
- A plain number1250 one thousand two hundred and fifty
- Saudi riyals in Arabic1250.50 فقط ألف ومائتان وخمسون ريالًا سعوديًا وخمسون هللةً لا غير
Tool details and privacy
A free tool that writes a number or amount in Arabic or English words, with the currency name, its fraction and a closing “only”, as used on cheques, invoices and contracts.
Arabic wording follows the rules for counted nouns, so the currency changes form with the amount (ثلاثة ريالات, أحد عشر ريالًا, مائة ريال), and feminine fractions such as هللة take feminine numbers.
Options
- Currency: Saudi riyal, UAE dirham, Egyptian pound, Kuwaiti, Bahraini or Jordanian dinar, Omani rial, Qatari riyal, US dollar, euro, pound sterling, or a currency you name yourself.
- Language: Arabic, English or both.
- The closing “only” (فقط … لا غير in Arabic) is added with a currency and can be turned off.
Limits
- Up to 12 digits before the decimal point, which is anything below one trillion.
- A currency amount is rounded to that currency’s places: two for most, three for the Kuwaiti, Bahraini and Jordanian dinar and the Omani rial. A note appears when rounding happens.
- A number without a currency can have at most three decimal places, read digit by digit.
- A negative amount is not accepted with a currency.
- A currency you name yourself is written exactly as typed, with no singular or plural change, and has two decimal places.
Privacy
The amount is written in words inside your browser. It is not sent to any server and is not stored.
Questions
How do I write an amount in words on a cheque or invoice?
Type the amount in digits and choose the currency. The wording appears with a closing “only”; copy it into the amount-in-words line.
What is tafqeet?
Tafqeet (تفقيط) is the Arabic term for writing an amount in words next to the figures, so it cannot be altered on cheques, invoices and contracts.
Is the English wording British or American?
British. It places “and” after the hundreds, as in “one hundred and one”, and joins the fraction with “and”.
Is the wording legally approved?
It is grammatically correct wording for documents. Review it before relying on it in a contract or cheque, because some institutions require a set form.