Arabic website design in Saudi Arabia
You get an Arabic and multilingual website built for the people you want to reach in Saudi Arabia. We design mirrored navigation and page components, select Arabic type to sit alongside English, and build enquiry forms with bilingual emails and confirmations. At MSH Technologies, we work with you remotely from India, so you can discuss the site with us without needing to travel.
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What you get
What’s included in Arabic & multilingual websites
Right-to-left layouts
Mirrored layouts, navigation and components designed for Arabic from the start.
Arabic typography
Arabic web fonts chosen to pair with your English typeface.
Language switching
A clear switcher on every page, with each language at its own URL.
Multilingual SEO
hreflang tags, translated metadata and a sitemap for each language.
Translation workflow
A simple process for translating, reviewing and approving content.
Bilingual forms
Enquiry forms, emails and confirmations in both languages.
Tools we use: Next.js, WordPress, i18n routing, Arabic web fonts.
Choosing
Should you launch every language at once?
Launch all your planned languages together if you already serve customers in each one. That gives those visitors a version from the start, but it also means preparing and reviewing more content for the initial launch. An English-first launch keeps that first phase smaller. We can build the structure ready for Arabic, so you have a route to add it later.
You do not have to translate every section. A blog or careers page can stay in one language while your key pages are available in both. The switcher needs to account for those gaps: someone changing language should not land on an error page just because a translation does not exist.
Choose the translation approach by content type. Professional translation suits customer-facing pages, legal text and material your sales depend on. Machine translation with human review may suit a large archive of older blog posts. Allow review time for both: headlines and calls to action may need rewriting for Arabic readers, while specifications and contracts need faithful translation.
Market
What buyers in Saudi Arabia expect
Your Arabic-speaking customers need pages that read naturally and contact options they can use in Arabic, including the messages they receive after making an enquiry. The details depend on what you offer and who uses the site.
Property buyers and investors may want listings, brochures and enquiry forms in either language. Patients need to read service information and doctor profiles in their own language, with booking available alongside them. For schools and training providers, admissions pages, course details and application forms need to work for students and parents.
If you sell internationally, product information also needs to stay consistent across languages. A translation workflow gives your team a way to keep those versions current when product details change.
How it runs
How your multilingual website project runs
We work remotely over video calls, WhatsApp and shared project boards. IST is 2h30m ahead. The shared board keeps the work and feedback visible across that time difference, while calls give us space to discuss decisions with you.
- 01
Agree the language plan
We decide with you which languages and pages are needed, which language is the default, and who will translate and approve the content before design begins.
- 02
Set up the review workflow
We establish how content moves through translation, review and approval, so the people responsible know when a page is ready for their input.
- 03
Prepare content alongside the build
English copy is frozen page by page, translated and checked by a fluent reader in your business. The checked text then goes into the CMS.
- 04
Set up language versions
Each language has its own URL, and we put a clear language switcher on every page so visitors can find the version they need.
- 05
Test before launch
We check both languages on real phones, including direction, line breaks, font loading, form validation, on-site search and the emails sent by forms.
Checklist
What to have ready before we talk
Bring what you have; these decisions will help us define the work.
- A language listNote which languages you need and whether each one needs the whole site or only key pages.
- An Arabic reviewerName someone fluent who can approve service names and legal wording before publication.
- Your brand wordingBring an Arabic logo if one exists and decide how your company name should appear in Arabic script.
- A glossaryGather agreed translations for product names, services and technical terms, so editors use the same wording.
- A content workflowConsider who will take part in translating, reviewing and approving pages.
Cost & time
What affects the cost and timeline
The scope of your languages and content determines much of the work.
Languages and pages
Each language adds translation, review, testing and upkeep; the number of pages covered changes the scope.
Right-to-left design
Arabic adds layout and front-end work because navigation and components need mirroring and testing.
Translation responsibility
Supplied, approved text keeps the scope smaller than arranging professional translation and review.
Dynamic content
Multilingual catalogues, filters, on-site search, PDFs and automated emails need more work than static pages.
Existing site structure
Adding a language to a site built for one can require templates, URLs and the CMS to be restructured.
Avoid
Mistakes to avoid
Pasting Arabic into a left-to-right template
Even good translation can look unfinished in a layout that reads the wrong way. Design the Arabic layout for its reading direction from the start.
Putting wording inside graphics
A banner with text baked into the image needs new artwork for each language. Keep the wording as live text where possible.
Letting versions drift apart
When an English page changes, its Arabic counterpart can fall behind. Check both versions when services, team members or contact details are updated.
Questions
Asked by businesses in Saudi Arabia
Page updated 5 November 2026
How much does an Arabic website cost?
There is no single fixed price. The scope changes with the languages you need, the translation arrangements and the multilingual search setup. We support other right-to-left languages such as Urdu, and we can arrange professional translation or work with your translator. Your team reviews and approves the Arabic text before launch.
How do you handle Arabic page direction?
We set the page direction in the HTML for a right-to-left page. Mixed-direction text also needs attention: an English brand name, email address or URL inside an Arabic sentence can appear in the wrong order. The markup needs to handle those passages so readers see the intended sequence.
Will enquiry forms work in Arabic?
Yes. An Arabic form needs labels and error messages in Arabic, followed by a confirmation page and auto-reply email in the same language. Validation also needs to accept Arabic names and the digits customers actually type, so a visitor can complete the enquiry without the form rejecting their details.
How will search engines find each language?
Each language version needs its own URL, translated page titles and descriptions, and a sitemap listing the languages. We use hreflang tags to link the versions. Those links need to work both ways: each version lists itself and the others, with the corresponding pages linking back to one another.
Who owns the website after launch?
You own your domain, content and code, with no lock-in. That gives you ownership of the material on the site and the code used to build it. Your language versions are part of that content, so the words you prepare for them remain yours.
How do we keep the language versions current?
Give every content update a translation step. Agree who translates new pages and news, and who checks that the versions remain in sync. You can also report on each language separately in analytics and Search Console to see which version brings enquiries and which needs more content.
Tell us what you need
Sohail, Founder, replies within 1 working day (Mon–Sat, IST). Free and no obligation.