---
language: en
license: mit
tags:
- yolov8
- object-detection
- license-plate
- arabic-text
- tunisia
- computer-vision
library_name: ultralytics
pipeline_tag: object-detection
datasets:
- Safe-Drive-TN/tunis-word-tunisian-license-plate
---

# Tunisian License Plate - Arabic Text Detection (YOLOv8s)

This model detects the Arabic word "تونس" (Tunis) in Tunisian license plates using YOLOv8s.

## Model Description

- **Model Type**: YOLOv8s (Small)
- **Task**: Object Detection
- **Classes**: 1 class - "tunis" (Arabic text region)
- **Purpose**: Detecting and localizing the word "تونس" in Tunisian license plates for OCR preprocessing

## Use Case

This model is designed to be used as a preprocessing step for license plate OCR:
1. Detect the Arabic text "تونس" region
2. Mask or crop this region
3. Apply OCR on the remaining numeric characters for better accuracy

## Training Details

- **Base Model**: YOLOv8s pretrained weights
- **Image Size**: 512x512
- **Framework**: Ultralytics YOLOv8
- **Training Dataset**: Tunisian license plate images

## Usage

```python
from ultralytics import YOLO

# Load the model
model = YOLO("yassine-mhirsi/tunis-word-detection-yolov8s")

# Run inference
results = model.predict("path/to/license_plate.jpg", conf=0.5)

# Process results
for result in results:
    boxes = result.boxes
    for box in boxes:
        print(f"Confidence: {box.conf[0]:.2f}")
        print(f"Bounding Box: {box.xyxy[0]}")
```

## Model Files

- `best.pt` - Best weights from training
- `last.pt` - Last checkpoint
- Training metrics and visualizations included

## Example

![Tunisian License Plate](https://huggingface.co/Safe-Drive-TN/tunis-word-detection-yolov8s/resolve/main/runs/detect/predict/100_jpg.rf.aaedf56d49016b0342c4b68049cbc360.jpg)

## Citation

If you use this model, please cite:

```
@misc{tunis-word-detection-yolov8s,
  authors = {Yassine Mhirsi,Malek Messaoudi},
  title = {Tunisian License Plate Arabic Text Detection},
  year = {2025},
  publisher = {Hugging Face},
  howpublished = {\url{https://huggingface.co/Safe-Drive-TN/tunis-word-detection-yolov8s/}}
}
```

## License

MIT License