Do not create new drawings with Xarab.shx . Migrate your templates to Arial (TTF) or Simplified Arabic . Keep Xarab.shx only in your font folder as a "legacy viewer."

If you substitute Xarab.shx with Simplex.shx , you will see Arabic letters rendered as Latin characters mixed with weird symbols. Because the Unicode mapping is wrong, ب (Unicode 0x628) might render as * or & . Xarab.shx Autocad Font

How to install a new or custom font for use in AutoCAD products - Autodesk Do not create new drawings with Xarab

To use or "create content" with this font, follow these steps: follow these steps: