i'm using this function : <?php $todayMonth=date("M",time()); $monthNames=monthName($todayMonth); function arabicMonthNames($date) { switch ($date) { case 01: return $monthNames="íäÇíÑ"; break; case 02: return $monthNames="ÝÈÑÇíÑ"; break; case 03: return $monthNames="ãÇÑÓ"; break; case 04: return $monthNames="ÅÈÑíá"; break; case 05: return $monthNames="ãÇíæ"; break; case 06: return $monthNames="íæäíæ"; break; case 07: return $monthNames="íæáíæ"; break; case 08: return $monthNames="ÃÛÓØÓ"; break; case 09: return $monthNames="ÓÈÊãÈÑ"; break; case 10: return $monthNames="ÃßÊæÈÑ"; break; case 11: return $monthNames="äæÝãÈÑ"; break; case 12: return $monthNames="ÏíÓãÈÑ"; break; } } ?> i hope it can be useful --- In php-objects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Mohammad Al-Naji <mnaji.qx@...> wrote: > > do you have any idea how to write the date in arabic char like [ßÇäæä ËÇäí]? > > -- > Kind Regards, > Mohammad Al-Naji > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >