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Slovenian alphabet

The 25 letters of the Slovenian alphabet, including Č, Š, and Ž.

Language
Slovenščina
Letters
25
Writing system
Latin
Direction
Left to right
Standard order

Uppercase and lowercase letters

Uppercase

A B C Č D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S Š T U V Z Ž

Lowercase

a b c č d e f g h i j k l m n o p r s š t u 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. B b Letter 2: B, b
  3. C c Letter 3: C, c
  4. Č č Letter 4: Č, č
  5. D d Letter 5: D, d
  6. E e Letter 6: E, e
  7. F f Letter 7: F, f
  8. G g Letter 8: G, g
  9. H h Letter 9: H, h
  10. I i Letter 10: I, i
  11. J j Letter 11: J, j
  12. K k Letter 12: K, k
  13. L l Letter 13: L, l
  14. M m Letter 14: M, m
  15. N n Letter 15: N, n
  16. O o Letter 16: O, o
  17. P p Letter 17: P, p
  18. R r Letter 18: R, r
  19. S s Letter 19: S, s
  20. Š š Letter 20: Š, š
  21. T t Letter 21: T, t
  22. U u Letter 22: U, u
  23. V v Letter 23: V, v
  24. Z z Letter 24: Z, z
  25. Ž ž Letter 25: Ž, ž
Also used

Additional letters and forms

  • Qq
  • Ww
  • Xx
  • Yy
Origins and development

A short history

In the mid-19th century, Slovenian writing moved from the older Bohorič alphabet to Gaj's Latin alphabet. The new inventory aligned more closely with neighboring South Slavic writing systems.