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Lithuanian alphabet

The 32 letters of the Lithuanian alphabet, including Ą, Č, Ę, Ė, Į, Š, Ų, Ū, and Ž.

Language
Lietuvių
Letters
32
Writing system
Latin
Direction
Left to right
Standard order

Uppercase and lowercase letters

Uppercase

A Ą B C Č D E Ę Ė F G H I Į Y J K L M N O P R S Š T U Ų Ū V Z Ž

Lowercase

a ą b c č d e ę ė f g h i į y j k l m n o p r s š t u ų 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.

  1. A a Letter 1: A, a
  2. Ą ą Letter 2: Ą, ą
  3. B b Letter 3: B, b
  4. C c Letter 4: C, c
  5. Č č Letter 5: Č, č
  6. D d Letter 6: D, d
  7. E e Letter 7: E, e
  8. Ę ę Letter 8: Ę, ę
  9. Ė ė Letter 9: Ė, ė
  10. F f Letter 10: F, f
  11. G g Letter 11: G, g
  12. H h Letter 12: H, h
  13. I i Letter 13: I, i
  14. Į į Letter 14: Į, į
  15. Y y Letter 15: Y, y
  16. J j Letter 16: J, j
  17. K k Letter 17: K, k
  18. L l Letter 18: L, l
  19. M m Letter 19: M, m
  20. N n Letter 20: N, n
  21. O o Letter 21: O, o
  22. P p Letter 22: P, p
  23. R r Letter 23: R, r
  24. S s Letter 24: S, s
  25. Š š Letter 25: Š, š
  26. T t Letter 26: T, t
  27. U u Letter 27: U, u
  28. Ų ų Letter 28: Ų, ų
  29. Ū ū Letter 29: Ū, ū
  30. V v Letter 30: V, v
  31. Z z Letter 31: Z, z
  32. Ž ž Letter 32: Ž, ž
Origins and development

A short history

The first printed Lithuanian texts appeared in the 16th century. Modern spelling took shape in the 19th and 20th centuries, combining a Latin base with letters adapted for Lithuanian sounds.