- Language
- Latviešu
- Letters
- 33
- Writing system
- Latin
- Direction
- Left to right
Standard order
Uppercase and lowercase letters
Uppercase
A Ā B C Č D E Ē F G Ģ H I Ī J K Ķ L Ļ M N Ņ O P R S Š T U Ū V Z Ž
Lowercase
a ā b c č d e ē f g ģ h i ī j k ķ l ļ m n ņ o p r s š t u ū v z ž
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
- Ā ā Letter 2: Ā, ā
- B b Letter 3: B, b
- C c Letter 4: C, c
- Č č Letter 5: Č, č
- D d Letter 6: D, d
- E e Letter 7: E, e
- Ē ē Letter 8: Ē, ē
- F f Letter 9: F, f
- G g Letter 10: G, g
- Ģ ģ Letter 11: Ģ, ģ
- H h Letter 12: H, h
- I i Letter 13: I, i
- Ī ī Letter 14: Ī, ī
- J j Letter 15: J, j
- K k Letter 16: K, k
- Ķ ķ Letter 17: Ķ, ķ
- L l Letter 18: L, l
- Ļ ļ Letter 19: Ļ, ļ
- M m Letter 20: M, m
- N n Letter 21: N, n
- Ņ ņ Letter 22: Ņ, ņ
- O o Letter 23: O, o
- P p Letter 24: P, p
- R r Letter 25: R, r
- S s Letter 26: S, s
- Š š Letter 27: Š, š
- T t Letter 28: T, t
- U u Letter 29: U, u
- Ū ū Letter 30: Ū, ū
- V v Letter 31: V, v
- Z z Letter 32: Z, z
- Ž ž Letter 33: Ž, ž
Origins and development
A short history
Early Latvian texts used spelling strongly influenced by German. In the early 20th century it was replaced by a more phonetic system using macrons, carons, and cedillas.