# Sphinx with Arabic

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/sphinx-with-arabic/2077>\
**Category:** Sphinx & Full-Text Search\
**Created:** [November 27, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/sphinx-with-arabic/2077 "2008-11-27T00:43:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ronin1770](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/ronin1770/32/795_2.png) [@ronin1770](https://forums.percona.com/u/ronin1770)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/sphinx-with-arabic/2077/1 "2008-11-27T00:43:02Z")

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Hi Guyz,

Just wondering if it is possible to use Arabic content with Sphinx. I am creating a small search engine in Arabic.

- Ronin1770

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**Author:** ![xaprb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/49beb7/32.png) [@xaprb](https://forums.percona.com/u/xaprb)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/sphinx-with-arabic/2077/2 "2009-12-25T06:58:17Z")

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I don’t think so, but I could be wrong. Perhaps you can ask on the Sphinx mailing list.