About this tool
Displays the 26 letters of the Latin alphabet with the numeric position of each and the NATO phonetic alphabet. Useful for spelling names over the phone, teaching the alphabet, mapping letters to numbers (simple ciphers), or quickly looking up how each letter is said in communications where clarity matters.
How to use
- Choose whether to view the letters in uppercase, lowercase, or both.
- Toggle position and NATO phonetic on or off depending on what you need.
- Click a letter to copy it, or use the buttons to copy the whole alphabet.
Frequently asked questions
- Which alphabet is this?
- The basic 26 letter Latin alphabet, without accented characters or letters specific to languages such as ñ (Spanish), ç (Portuguese), ß (German) or å/ø (Scandinavian).
- What is the NATO phonetic alphabet for?
- It was created to reduce errors in radio communications where similar sounding letters can be confused (B and D, M and N, etc.). It is used in air traffic control, the navy, the military, and increasingly in commercial calls when you need to spell a word without ambiguity.
- Why is J spelled "Juliett" with two Ts?
- To prevent French speakers from confusing it with the French pronunciation of "Juliet" as a female name. "Alpha" ends in "a" for the same reason, to keep the final sound from disappearing in noisy transmissions.