How Many Letters Are in the English Alphabet?

An alphabet is a set of symbols we use to represent speech in writing. Those symbols are called letters.

The modern English alphabet is in Latin.

It consists of 26 letters.

Letters of the English Alphabet

These letters can be written in

• capital

and

• small.

We shall see both one by one.

Capital Letters in the Alphabet

First, we shall see how we can write capital letters.

Have a look.

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• A, B, C, D, E, F, G,
• H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P,
• Q, R, S, T, U, V, W,
• X, Y, Z

Small letters

We can write these in small letters also.

Have a look.

• a, b, c, d, e, f, g,
• h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p,
• q, r, s, t, u, v, w,
• x, y,  z.

Capital Letters and Their Corresponding Small Letters

It is well known that we can write each letter of the English alphabet in capital and small letters. Below, you can see the alphabet in capital and small letters.

Have a look.

These 26 capital letters and their corresponding small letters are:

1. A a
2. B b
3. C c
4. D d
5. E e
6. F f
7. G g
8. H h
9. I i
10. J j
11. K k
12. L l
13. M m
14. N n
15. O o
16. P p
17. Q q
18. R r
19. S s
20. T t
21. U u
22. V v
23. W w
24. X x
25. Y y
26. Z z

Sometimes, we call capital letters uppercase and small letters lowercase.

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