diff --git a/java/res/values-ar/donottranslate-altchars.xml b/java/res/values-ar/donottranslate-altchars.xml
index b4c103dcf..e49a840d6 100644
--- a/java/res/values-ar/donottranslate-altchars.xml
+++ b/java/res/values-ar/donottranslate-altchars.xml
@@ -58,9 +58,12 @@
     <string name="keylabel_for_symbols_comma">\u060c</string>
     <string name="keylabel_for_symbols_question">\u061f</string>
     <string name="keylabel_for_symbols_semicolon">\u061b</string>
+    <!-- \u066a: ARABIC PERCENT SIGN -->
+    <string name="keylabel_for_symbols_percent">\u066a</string>
     <string name="alternates_for_symbols_comma">,</string>
     <string name="alternates_for_symbols_question">\?,¿</string>
     <string name="alternates_for_symbols_semicolon">;</string>
+    <string name="alternates_for_symbols_percent">%,‰</string>
     <string name="keylabel_for_apostrophe">"،"</string>
     <string name="keylabel_for_dash">"."</string>
     <string name="keyhintlabel_for_apostrophe">"؟"</string>
diff --git a/java/res/values/donottranslate-altchars.xml b/java/res/values/donottranslate-altchars.xml
index 9d06d06f7..f3084d499 100644
--- a/java/res/values/donottranslate-altchars.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/donottranslate-altchars.xml
@@ -80,9 +80,11 @@
     <string name="keylabel_for_symbols_comma">,</string>
     <string name="keylabel_for_symbols_question">\?</string>
     <string name="keylabel_for_symbols_semicolon">;</string>
+    <string name="keylabel_for_symbols_percent">%</string>
     <string name="alternates_for_symbols_comma"></string>
     <string name="alternates_for_symbols_question">¿</string>
     <string name="alternates_for_symbols_semicolon"></string>
+    <string name="alternates_for_symbols_percent">‰</string>
     <string name="keylabel_for_apostrophe">\'</string>
     <string name="keylabel_for_dash">-</string>
     <string name="keyhintlabel_for_apostrophe">\"</string>
diff --git a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/kbd_symbols.xml b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/kbd_symbols.xml
index dea08ddff..03d37b007 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-sw600dp/kbd_symbols.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-sw600dp/kbd_symbols.xml
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="currencyKeyStyle" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="%"
-            latin:popupCharacters="‰" />
+            latin:keyLabel="@string/keylabel_for_symbols_percent"
+            latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_symbols_percent" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="&amp;" />
         <Key
diff --git a/java/res/xml-sw768dp/kbd_symbols.xml b/java/res/xml-sw768dp/kbd_symbols.xml
index eb77d4d5b..44ee2fd0d 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-sw768dp/kbd_symbols.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-sw768dp/kbd_symbols.xml
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="currencyKeyStyle" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="%"
-            latin:popupCharacters="‰" />
+            latin:keyLabel="@string/keylabel_for_symbols_percent"
+            latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_symbols_percent" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="&amp;" />
         <Key
diff --git a/java/res/xml/kbd_symbols.xml b/java/res/xml/kbd_symbols.xml
index 8f682d932..7c0cee60b 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/kbd_symbols.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/kbd_symbols.xml
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="currencyKeyStyle" />
         <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="%"
-            latin:popupCharacters="‰" />
+            latin:keyLabel="@string/keylabel_for_symbols_percent"
+            latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_symbols_percent" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="&amp;" />
         <Key