Serbian Alphabet | Српска азбука

The Serbian alphabet has 30 letters and can be written in both Cyrillic and Latin scripts with perfect one-to-one correspondence.

А а / A a
A
a
Б б / B b
Be
b
В в / V v
Ve
v
Г г / G g
Ge
g
Д д / D d
De
d
Ђ ђ / Đ đ
Dje
dj
Е е / E e
E
e
Ж ж / Ž ž
Zhe
zh
З з / Z z
Ze
z
И и / I i
I
i
Ј ј / J j
Je
j
К к / K k
Ka
k
Л л / L l
El
l
Љ љ / Lj lj
Lje
lj
М м / M m
Em
m
Н н / N n
En
n
Њ њ / Nj nj
Nje
nj
О о / O o
O
o
П п / P p
Pe
p
Р р / R r
Er
r
С с / S s
Es
s
Т т / T t
Te
t
Ћ ћ / Ć ć
Tje
tj
У у / U u
U
u
Ф ф / F f
Ef
f
Х х / H h
Ha
h
Ц ц / C c
Tse
ts
Ч ч / Č č
Che
ch
Џ џ / Dž dž
Dzhe
dzh
Ш ш / Š š
Sha
sh

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About the Serbian Alphabet

The Serbian alphabet is unique in having perfect correspondence between its Cyrillic and Latin scripts. Both scripts have exactly 30 letters with one-to-one mapping. Serbian is the only European language using both scripts equally in official contexts. The Cyrillic script is more commonly used in Serbia, while Latin is more common in Bosnia and Croatia.

History

The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet was reformed by Vuk Karadžić in the 19th century based on the principle "write as you speak, read as it is written." The Latin alphabet (Gaj's Latin) was developed around the same time. Both scripts have been used simultaneously since then, making Serbian unique among Slavic languages.

Key Features

  • Written from left to right
  • 30 letters in both scripts
  • Perfect Cyrillic-Latin correspondence
  • Phonetic spelling system
  • Both scripts officially used
  • Reformed in 19th century