- Language
- Íslenska
- Letters
- 32
- Writing system
- Latin
- Direction
- Left to right
Standard order
Uppercase and lowercase letters
Uppercase
A Á B D Ð E É F G H I Í J K L M N O Ó P R S T U Ú V X Y Ý Þ Æ Ö
Lowercase
a á b d ð e é f g h i í j k l m n o ó p r s t u ú v x y ý þ æ ö
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
- Á á Letter 2: Á, á
- B b Letter 3: B, b
- D d Letter 4: D, d
- Ð ð Letter 5: Ð, ð
- E e Letter 6: E, e
- É é Letter 7: É, é
- F f Letter 8: F, f
- G g Letter 9: G, g
- H h Letter 10: H, h
- I i Letter 11: I, i
- Í í Letter 12: Í, í
- J j Letter 13: J, j
- K k Letter 14: K, k
- L l Letter 15: L, l
- M m Letter 16: M, m
- N n Letter 17: N, n
- O o Letter 18: O, o
- Ó ó Letter 19: Ó, ó
- P p Letter 20: P, p
- R r Letter 21: R, r
- S s Letter 22: S, s
- T t Letter 23: T, t
- U u Letter 24: U, u
- Ú ú Letter 25: Ú, ú
- V v Letter 26: V, v
- X x Letter 27: X, x
- Y y Letter 28: Y, y
- Ý ý Letter 29: Ý, ý
- Þ þ Letter 30: Þ, þ
- Æ æ Letter 31: Æ, æ
- Ö ö Letter 32: Ö, ö
Origins and development
A short history
Icelandic writing grew from the medieval Latin tradition and retained the old letters Þ and Ð. Its spelling deliberately preserves a close connection with Old Icelandic texts and word forms.