diff --git a/examples/widgets/keyboard/lv_example_keyboard_1.c b/examples/widgets/keyboard/lv_example_keyboard_1.c
index 91c0eae4b..ba4bc0727 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/keyboard/lv_example_keyboard_1.c
+++ b/examples/widgets/keyboard/lv_example_keyboard_1.c
@@ -23,18 +23,26 @@ void lv_example_keyboard_1(void)
     lv_obj_t * kb = lv_keyboard_create(lv_screen_active());
 
     /*Create a text area. The keyboard will write here*/
-    lv_obj_t * ta;
-    ta = lv_textarea_create(lv_screen_active());
-    lv_obj_align(ta, LV_ALIGN_TOP_LEFT, 10, 10);
-    lv_obj_add_event_cb(ta, ta_event_cb, LV_EVENT_ALL, kb);
-    lv_textarea_set_placeholder_text(ta, "Hello");
-    lv_obj_set_size(ta, 140, 80);
+    lv_obj_t * ta1;
+    ta1 = lv_textarea_create(lv_screen_active());
+    lv_obj_align(ta1, LV_ALIGN_TOP_LEFT, 10, 10);
+    lv_obj_add_event_cb(ta1, ta_event_cb, LV_EVENT_ALL, kb);
+    lv_textarea_set_placeholder_text(ta1, "Hello");
+    lv_obj_set_size(ta1, 140, 80);
 
-    ta = lv_textarea_create(lv_screen_active());
-    lv_obj_align(ta, LV_ALIGN_TOP_RIGHT, -10, 10);
-    lv_obj_add_event_cb(ta, ta_event_cb, LV_EVENT_ALL, kb);
-    lv_obj_set_size(ta, 140, 80);
+    lv_obj_t * ta2;
+    ta2 = lv_textarea_create(lv_screen_active());
+    lv_obj_align(ta2, LV_ALIGN_TOP_RIGHT, -10, 10);
+    lv_obj_add_event_cb(ta2, ta_event_cb, LV_EVENT_ALL, kb);
+    lv_obj_set_size(ta2, 140, 80);
 
-    lv_keyboard_set_textarea(kb, ta);
+    lv_keyboard_set_textarea(kb, ta1);
+
+    /*The keyboard will show Arabic characters if they are enabled */
+#if LV_USE_ARABIC_PERSIAN_CHARS && LV_FONT_DEJAVU_16_PERSIAN_HEBREW
+    lv_obj_set_style_text_font(kb, &lv_font_dejavu_16_persian_hebrew, 0);
+    lv_obj_set_style_text_font(ta1, &lv_font_dejavu_16_persian_hebrew, 0);
+    lv_obj_set_style_text_font(ta2, &lv_font_dejavu_16_persian_hebrew, 0);
+#endif
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/examples/widgets/textarea/lv_example_textarea_2.c b/examples/widgets/textarea/lv_example_textarea_2.c
index 53f1e3b8d..b1d7cbc8c 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/textarea/lv_example_textarea_2.c
+++ b/examples/widgets/textarea/lv_example_textarea_2.c
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ void lv_example_textarea_2(void)
     lv_obj_set_size(kb,  LV_HOR_RES, LV_VER_RES / 2);
 
     lv_keyboard_set_textarea(kb, pwd_ta); /*Focus it on one of the text areas to start*/
+
+    /*The keyboard will show Arabic characters if they are enabled */
+#if LV_USE_ARABIC_PERSIAN_CHARS && LV_FONT_DEJAVU_16_PERSIAN_HEBREW
+    lv_obj_set_style_text_font(kb, &lv_font_dejavu_16_persian_hebrew, 0);
+    lv_obj_set_style_text_font(text_ta, &lv_font_dejavu_16_persian_hebrew, 0);
+    lv_obj_set_style_text_font(pwd_ta, &lv_font_dejavu_16_persian_hebrew, 0);
+#endif
+
 }
 
 static void ta_event_cb(lv_event_t * e)
diff --git a/src/widgets/keyboard/lv_keyboard.c b/src/widgets/keyboard/lv_keyboard.c
index ea12d8e04..3d6240d1b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/keyboard/lv_keyboard.c
+++ b/src/widgets/keyboard/lv_keyboard.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ static const lv_buttonmatrix_ctrl_t default_kb_ctrl_uc_map[] = {
 #endif
     LV_BUTTONMATRIX_CTRL_CHECKED | 2, 6, LV_BUTTONMATRIX_CTRL_CHECKED | 2, LV_KEYBOARD_CTRL_BUTTON_FLAGS | 2
 };
+
 #if LV_USE_ARABIC_PERSIAN_CHARS == 1
 static const char * const default_kb_map_ar[] = {
     "1#", "ض", "ص", "ث", "ق", "ف", "غ", "ع", "ه", "خ", "ح", "ج", "\n",