- Language
- Ελληνικά
- Letters
- 24
- Writing system
- Greek script
- Direction
- Left to right
Standard order
Uppercase and lowercase letters
Uppercase
Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω
Lowercase
α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π ρ σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω
Letter pairs
Every letter by position
Each tile pairs the uppercase and lowercase form and shows the letter's position in the alphabet.
- Α α Letter 1: Α, α
- Β β Letter 2: Β, β
- Γ γ Letter 3: Γ, γ
- Δ δ Letter 4: Δ, δ
- Ε ε Letter 5: Ε, ε
- Ζ ζ Letter 6: Ζ, ζ
- Η η Letter 7: Η, η
- Θ θ Letter 8: Θ, θ
- Ι ι Letter 9: Ι, ι
- Κ κ Letter 10: Κ, κ
- Λ λ Letter 11: Λ, λ
- Μ μ Letter 12: Μ, μ
- Ν ν Letter 13: Ν, ν
- Ξ ξ Letter 14: Ξ, ξ
- Ο ο Letter 15: Ο, ο
- Π π Letter 16: Π, π
- Ρ ρ Letter 17: Ρ, ρ
- Σ σ Letter 18: Σ, σ
- Τ τ Letter 19: Τ, τ
- Υ υ Letter 20: Υ, υ
- Φ φ Letter 21: Φ, φ
- Χ χ Letter 22: Χ, χ
- Ψ ψ Letter 23: Ψ, ψ
- Ω ω Letter 24: Ω, ω
Also used
Additional letters and forms
- Σς
Origins and development
A short history
The Greek alphabet developed from Phoenician around the 9th–8th centuries BCE. Greek writers adapted several signs for vowels, and the system later influenced both Latin and Cyrillic.