Forum:Hindu-Arabic numerals

Does anyone here know a way to change the Hindu-Arabic numerals in Arabic Wikis to latin numerals. Because it will be easier to use them. For example when I use 27 Or I sign in an arabic wiki these numerals appear (٠.١.٢.٣.٤.٥.٦.٧.٨.٩). So how can I change them?

Take a look at Arabic-wikipedia. They are using the Western numerals. In printed documents, we never ever use the Indic numerals. All our keyboards only write the Western numerals (0123456789).

So Why should we use the Indic numbers, then?

I have to mention that the Indic numbers have problems, because its zero looks like a dot & the comma is used instead of the dot. --Achraf94 12:44, August 15, 2010 (UTC)


 * As per usual, it would really help if you gave a link to the specific Wikia wiki where you have the issue. -- Fandyllic  (talk &middot; contr) 6:44 PM PST 15 Aug 2010


 * I Have this issue at w:c:ar.stargate --Achraf94 10:08, August 16, 2010 (UTC)


 * You could make a template that uses #replace to replace the Hindu-Arabic numerals. -- Fandyllic  (talk &middot; contr) 9:14 AM PST 16 Aug 2010
 * The template would not make arabic (latin) numerals appear in Recent Changes or in signatures.
 * There is a setting that the Wikia administrators can toggle, it is $wgTranslateNumerals and switches between the two types of numerals. Use w:c:ar.stargate:Special:Contact o request for that to be set to "false" so that you can use "western style" numerals. -- ◄mendel► 20:26, August 16, 2010 (UTC)