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Dutch alphabet

The 26 letters of the Dutch alphabet and the special IJ letter combination.

Language
Nederlands
Letters
26
Writing system
Latin
Direction
Left to right
Standard order

Uppercase and lowercase letters

Uppercase

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

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 pairs

Every letter by position

Each tile pairs the uppercase and lowercase form and shows the letter's position in the alphabet.

  1. A a Letter 1: A, a
  2. B b Letter 2: B, b
  3. C c Letter 3: C, c
  4. D d Letter 4: D, d
  5. E e Letter 5: E, e
  6. F f Letter 6: F, f
  7. G g Letter 7: G, g
  8. H h Letter 8: H, h
  9. I i Letter 9: I, i
  10. J j Letter 10: J, j
  11. K k Letter 11: K, k
  12. L l Letter 12: L, l
  13. M m Letter 13: M, m
  14. N n Letter 14: N, n
  15. O o Letter 15: O, o
  16. P p Letter 16: P, p
  17. Q q Letter 17: Q, q
  18. R r Letter 18: R, r
  19. S s Letter 19: S, s
  20. T t Letter 20: T, t
  21. U u Letter 21: U, u
  22. V v Letter 22: V, v
  23. W w Letter 23: W, w
  24. X x Letter 24: X, x
  25. Y y Letter 25: Y, y
  26. Z z Letter 26: Z, z
Also used

Additional letters and forms

  • IJij
Origins and development

A short history

Dutch spelling developed from medieval Latin writing and became increasingly standardized with printing. The special status of IJ remains visible in names and typography.