- Language
- Eesti
- Letters
- 27
- Writing system
- Latin
- Direction
- Left to right
Standard order
Uppercase and lowercase letters
Uppercase
A B D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S Š Z Ž T U V Õ Ä Ö Ü
Lowercase
a b d e f g h i j k l m n o p r s š z ž t u v õ ä ö ü
Letter pairs
Every letter by position
Each tile pairs the uppercase and lowercase form and shows the letter's position in the alphabet.
- A a Letter 1: A, a
- B b Letter 2: B, b
- D d Letter 3: D, d
- E e Letter 4: E, e
- F f Letter 5: F, f
- G g Letter 6: G, g
- H h Letter 7: H, h
- I i Letter 8: I, i
- J j Letter 9: J, j
- K k Letter 10: K, k
- L l Letter 11: L, l
- M m Letter 12: M, m
- N n Letter 13: N, n
- O o Letter 14: O, o
- P p Letter 15: P, p
- R r Letter 16: R, r
- S s Letter 17: S, s
- Š š Letter 18: Š, š
- Z z Letter 19: Z, z
- Ž ž Letter 20: Ž, ž
- T t Letter 21: T, t
- U u Letter 22: U, u
- V v Letter 23: V, v
- Õ õ Letter 24: Õ, õ
- Ä ä Letter 25: Ä, ä
- Ö ö Letter 26: Ö, ö
- Ü ü Letter 27: Ü, ü
Also used
Additional letters and forms
- Cc
- Ww
- Xx
- Yy
Origins and development
A short history
Early Estonian writing followed German spelling habits. In the 19th century, Eduard Ahrens's reform brought spelling closer to pronunciation and to the Finnish writing model.