Croatian Alphabet | Hrvatska abeceda
The Croatian alphabet consists of 30 letters using the Latin script with special characters like č, ć, dž, đ, lj, nj, š, and ž.
A a
A
a
B b
Be
b
C c
Ce
ts
Č č
Če
ch
Ć ć
Će
tj
D d
De
d
Dž dž
Dže
dzh
Đ đ
Đe
dj
E e
E
e
F f
Ef
f
G g
Ge
g
H h
Ha
h
I i
I
i
J j
Je
j
K k
Ka
k
L l
El
l
Lj lj
Lj
lj
M m
Em
m
N n
En
n
Nj nj
Nj
nj
O o
O
o
P p
Pe
p
R r
Er
r
S s
Es
s
Š š
Eš
sh
T t
Te
t
U u
U
u
V v
Ve
v
Z z
Ze
z
Ž ž
Že
zh
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About the Croatian Alphabet
The Croatian alphabet uses the Latin script with 30 letters, including several digraphs (dž, lj, nj) and letters with diacritics (č, ć, đ, š, ž). It is based on Gaj's Latin alphabet, developed in the 19th century. The alphabet is phonetic, with each letter representing one sound.
History
The Croatian Latin alphabet was standardized by Ljudevit Gaj in 1830 as part of the Illyrian movement. Gaj's alphabet replaced earlier scripts and became the standard for Croatian and other South Slavic languages. The alphabet follows the principle of one letter per sound, making Croatian spelling highly phonetic.
Key Features
- Written from left to right
- 30 letters including digraphs
- Based on Latin script
- Highly phonetic spelling
- Includes special characters
- Standardized in 1830