Czech Alphabet | Česká abeceda
The Czech alphabet consists of 42 letters using the Latin script with extensive use of diacritical marks.
A a
A
a
Á á
Dlouhé A
aa
B b
Bé
b
C c
Cé
ts
Č č
Čé
ch
D d
Dé
d
Ď ď
Dé s háčkem
dj
E e
E
e
É é
Dlouhé E
ee
Ě ě
E s háčkem
ye
F f
Ef
f
G g
Gé
g
H h
Há
h
Ch ch
Chá
kh
I i
I
i
Í í
Dlouhé I
ii
J j
Jé
y
K k
Ká
k
L l
El
l
M m
Em
m
N n
En
n
Ň ň
Eň
nj
O o
O
o
Ó ó
Dlouhé O
oo
P p
Pé
p
Q q
Kvé
kv
R r
Er
r
Ř ř
Eř
rzh
S s
Es
s
Š š
Eš
sh
T t
Té
t
Ť ť
Té s háčkem
tj
U u
U
u
Ú ú
Dlouhé U
uu
Ů ů
U s kroužkem
uu
V v
Vé
v
W w
Dvojité Vé
v
X x
Iks
ks
Y y
Ypsilon
i
Ý ý
Dlouhé Y
ii
Z z
Zet
z
Ž ž
Žet
zh
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About the Czech Alphabet
The Czech alphabet uses the Latin script with 42 letters, including many with diacritical marks. It features acute accents for long vowels, carons (háček) for soft consonants, and the unique letter ř. The digraph ch is considered a single letter. Czech spelling is highly phonetic.
History
The Czech alphabet was standardized by Jan Hus in the early 15th century, who introduced the caron (háček) system to replace digraphs. This made Czech one of the first languages to use diacritics systematically. The modern alphabet has remained largely unchanged since Hus's reforms.
Key Features
- Written from left to right
- 42 letters with diacritics
- Unique letter ř
- Digraph ch as single letter
- Highly phonetic
- Standardized by Jan Hus in 15th century