- Language
- Deutsch
- 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.
- A a Letter 1: A, a
- B b Letter 2: B, b
- C c Letter 3: C, c
- D d Letter 4: D, d
- E e Letter 5: E, e
- F f Letter 6: F, f
- G g Letter 7: G, g
- H h Letter 8: H, h
- I i Letter 9: I, i
- J j Letter 10: J, j
- K k Letter 11: K, k
- L l Letter 12: L, l
- M m Letter 13: M, m
- N n Letter 14: N, n
- O o Letter 15: O, o
- P p Letter 16: P, p
- Q q Letter 17: Q, q
- R r Letter 18: R, r
- S s Letter 19: S, s
- T t Letter 20: T, t
- U u Letter 21: U, u
- V v Letter 22: V, v
- W w Letter 23: W, w
- X x Letter 24: X, x
- Y y Letter 25: Y, y
- Z z Letter 26: Z, z
Also used
Additional letters and forms
- Ää
- Öö
- Üü
- ẞß
Origins and development
A short history
German writing is based on Latin. Umlauts developed from writing a small e above a vowel, while ß is connected with medieval ligatures; uppercase ẞ received official recognition much later.