English alphabet
Twenty-six characters
The English alphabet is the set of twenty-six letters used to write the English language, from A to Z.
Children learn the alphabet in school, and alphabetical order organizes everything from dictionaries to file folders.
The term distinguishes this particular set from other writing systems like the Greek or Cyrillic alphabets.
- letterWritten symbol or message
- BAlphabet runner-up
- graphemeMinimal written symbol unit
- vowelUnobstructed speech sound
- lowercaseUncapitalized letter form
lower case · block letters · script · capital · upper case · zed · C · consonant · A · D · spelling · E · orthography · Old English · penmanship · cursive · dotted lines · ABC
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- typographyletters, font, calligraphy, font design, sans serif
English alphabetChinese characters
Logographic writing system
hieroglyphics · kanji · cuneiform · Egyptian hieroglyphs · Mayan glyphs
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Logographic writing system
Arabic script · Hebrew script · Cyrillic alphabet · Hebrew alphabet · Greek alphabet
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Audible verbal communication system
oral tradition · sign language · American Sign Language · Braille · Morse code
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