English Alphabet

What Is an Alphabet?

An alphabet is a set of written symbols that represent the sounds of a language. These symbols are called letters. The word 'alphabet' is comprised of the first two letters of the Greek alphabet: alpha + beta.

English Alphabet

The modern English alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet and has 26 letters. All the letters have upper and lower case forms. Large letters are also called 'capital letters'.

Aa	Bb	Cc	Dd
Ee	Ff	Gg	Hh
Ii	Jj	Kk	Ll
Mm	Nn	Oo	Pp
Qq	Rr	Ss	Tt
Uu	Vv	Ww	Xx
Yy	Zz

The English alphabet has 5 vowels and 21 consonants.

Written letters of the alphabet can have many styles or designs which are called fonts.

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