The English alphabet consists of letters used in the English language. It comprises a total of 26 letters and is classified into two main categories: uppercase letters and lowercase letters. These letters are used to form words and sentences in English.
Until fairly recently (until 1835), the 27th letter of the alphabet (right after "z") was the ampersand (&).
Uppercase letters: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Lowercase letters: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Letter (Uppercase) | Letter (Lowercase) | Phonic (Pronunciation) | Name of the letter | NATO phonetic alphabet | Letter Morse Code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | a | /eɪ/, /æ/ | a | Alfa | .- |
B | b | /biː/ | bee | Bravo | -... |
C | c | /siː/ | cee | Charlie | -.-. |
D | d | /diː/ | dee | Delta | -.. |
E | e | /iː/ | e | Echo | . |
F | f | /ɛf/ | ef | Foxtrot | ..-. |
G | g | /dʒiː/ | gee | Golf | --. |
H | h | /eɪtʃ/ | (h)aitch | Hotel | .... |
I | i | /aɪ/ | i | India | .. |
J | j | /dʒeɪ/ | jay | Juliet | .--- |
K | k | /keɪ/ | kay | Kilo | -.- |
L | l | /ɛl/ | el | Lima | .-.. |
M | m | /ɛm/ | em | Mike | -- |
N | n | /ɛn/ | en | November | -. |
O | o | /oʊ/ | o | Oscar | --- |
P | p | /piː/ | pee | Papa | .--. |
Q | q | /kjuː/ | cue | Quebec | --.- |
R | r | /ɑr/ | ar | Romeo | .-. |
S | s | /ɛs/ | ess | Sierra | ... |
T | t | /tiː/ | tee | Tango | - |
U | u | /juː/ | u | Uniform | ..- |
V | v | /viː/ | vee | Victor | ...- |
W | w | /ˈdʌbəl.juː/ | double-u | Whiskey | .-- |
X | x | /ɛks/ | ex | X-ray | -..- |
Y | y | /waɪ/ | wy | Yankee | -.-- |
Z | z | /zi/zɛd/ | zee/zed | Zulu | --.. |