- Language
- Italiano
- Letters
- 21
- Writing system
- Latin
- Direction
- Left to right
Standard order
Uppercase and lowercase letters
Uppercase
A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T U V Z
Lowercase
a b c d e f g h i l m n o p q r s t u v 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
- L l Letter 10: L, l
- M m Letter 11: M, m
- N n Letter 12: N, n
- O o Letter 13: O, o
- P p Letter 14: P, p
- Q q Letter 15: Q, q
- R r Letter 16: R, r
- S s Letter 17: S, s
- T t Letter 18: T, t
- U u Letter 19: U, u
- V v Letter 20: V, v
- Z z Letter 21: Z, z
Also used
Additional letters and forms
- Jj
- Kk
- Ww
- Xx
- Yy
Origins and development
A short history
The Italian alphabet directly continues the Latin writing tradition. Its traditional inventory has 21 letters, while J, K, W, X, and Y entered mainly through names, scientific notation, and loanwords.