Italian Alphabet

Symbols

A
Latin Capital Letter A
a
Latin Small Letter A
B
Latin Capital Letter B
b
Latin Small Letter B
C
Latin Capital Letter C
c
Latin Small Letter C
D
Latin Capital Letter D
d
Latin Small Letter D
E
Latin Capital Letter E
e
Latin Small Letter E
F
Latin Capital Letter F
f
Latin Small Letter F
G
Latin Capital Letter G
g
Latin Small Letter G
H
Latin Capital Letter H
h
Latin Small Letter H
I
Latin Capital Letter I
i
Latin Small Letter I
L
Latin Capital Letter L
l
Latin Small Letter L
M
Latin Capital Letter M
m
Latin Small Letter M
N
Latin Capital Letter N
n
Latin Small Letter N
O
Latin Capital Letter O
o
Latin Small Letter O
P
Latin Capital Letter P
p
Latin Small Letter P
Q
Latin Capital Letter Q
q
Latin Small Letter Q
R
Latin Capital Letter R
r
Latin Small Letter R
S
Latin Capital Letter S
s
Latin Small Letter S
T
Latin Capital Letter T
t
Latin Small Letter T
U
Latin Capital Letter U
u
Latin Small Letter U
V
Latin Capital Letter V
v
Latin Small Letter V
Z
Latin Capital Letter Z
z
Latin Small Letter Z

Description

Italian alphabet consists of 21 Latin letters. Five letters: J, K, W, X and Y are not part of the proper alphabet, and appear only in loanwords, foreign names, and in a handful of native words, which all derive from regional languages. The Italian alphabet is the shortest European alphabet.

Italian orthography also includes some letters with diacritical marks: à, è, é, ì, í, î, ò, ó, ù, ú. They are used to show accents at the end of a word (caffè, perché). An open-mid vowel is marked with the grave accent ˋ . It is always written on “a”, “i” and “u”. A close-mid vowel is written with the acute accent ˊ .

Italian Alphabet

Description

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

Y