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English Alphabet | Writing | EnglishClub
An alphabet is a set of letters or symbols that we use to represent the basic speech sounds of a language in writing.
This page looks at writing the English alphabet. You can read about pronouncing the English alphabet here.
The English word "alphabet" comes from the Latin word "alphabetum". The Latin word "alphabetum" came from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, "alpha" and "beta".
Letters of the English Alphabet
The English alphabet has 26 letters, starting with a and ending with z. Below you see the whole alphabet.
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
The letters above are "small letters". But they can also be written as "large letters" - see below.The letters of the alphabet are also sometimes called "characters".
Small and Large Letters
We can write each letter of the English alphabet as a "small letter" (abc) or as a "large letter" (ABC). Large letters are also called "capital letters" or "capitals".
Below you see the whole alphabet with small letters on the left and capitals on the right:
a A b B c C d D e E f F g G h H i I j J k K l L m M n N o O p P q Q r R s S t T u U v V w W x X y Y z Z
In informal English, we sometimes call capitals just "caps".
Small letters are sometimes called "lower case" and large letters "upper case". This is because in the old days of printing, before computers, the metal blocks for setting type were kept in two different boxes or "cases": small letters in the bottom or lower case, large letters in the top or upper case.
Font Styles
Printed letters of the alphabet come in different styles or designs. Each style is called a "font". This page shows all 26 characters, as small and large letters, in 5 different styles. Each column displays a different font style, in this order:
- Serif: with serifs, or little projections, at the end of most strokes
- Fixed-width: like old typewriter lettering - each letter is about the same width, so "i" takes up the same space as "w"
- Sans-serif: with no serifs
- Cursive: like handwriting
- Fantasy: fancy, artistic
Alphabetical Order
The English alphabet starts with the letter a and finishes with the letter z.
We always write the alphabet in the same order:
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
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
This order is called "alphabetical order". We often write lists in alphabetical order. For example, to write a list of countries in alphabetical order, we start with countries that begin with the letter A, then with countries that begin with B, and so on. For example:
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
If more than one word begins with the letter A, we put them in order based on the second letter, and then the third letter, and so on:
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bermuda
We use alphabetical order for many things, for example:
- dictionaries
- indexes of books
- telephone directories
When you write any list, it is a good idea to use alphabetical order.
This makes it easy for your reader to find a particular item in the list.
Small caps font generator, ᴛɪɴʏ capital letters
How to type small capital letters
Use the input field above to type in your message. Font generator will convert your text letters using symbol font. Click a copy button. Paste it as plain text. It's going to work pretty much anywhere online on Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, messengers, Instagram - bio, posts, Instagram stories, name, comments, etc. Except for handle (username).
Smallcaps generator replaces lowercase letters with small caps - uppercase-like, yet tiny, small capital letters. With this generator you can also combine small caps with some other styles, like underlining. Other fonts with ᵗⁱⁿʸ tiny letters are also available with this small text generator.
How small caps generator works
Font changer can convert text letters and symbols of your message into alternative text symbols. It can also add special characters like it this: u̲n̲d̲e̲r̲l̲i̲n̲e̲. No HTML involved. Big text fonts (ones that span multiple lines) aside, text in generated fonts is likely to get accepted in many forums and text messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Snapchat, Skype, Instagram, Twitter and all the rest, games like PubG, Dota, Free Fire, Agario even as a nickname or a name. And it will definitely get accepted in posts, bio and messages anywhere online - from Facebook to almost all the online games. You can even get around a cuss word ban in online games using a this text font changer, as the message won't algorithmically match the banned words, because the letters are changed into symbols
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Which scores a point for freedom of speech.
Another cool thing about using only symbols and special text letters is that when your post or message styled with this small caps generator gets copied by someone else it retains the same original text font style that you've generated. So unlike with html styling, using small caps generator guarantees you that the correct emphasis is going to be preserved.
Feedback about small caps generator
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Alternative text font generator
You'll probably like an MS Word-like editor version of the online small caps font generator - tell.
wtf font generator. On Android phones it can even be installed as a progressive web app. Tell.wtf symbol font changer is a bit more complicated than this generator, but it's got plenty of different fonts and cool additional features like finding symbols and emoji by drawing them, or typing their names. Personally, I use it most of the time. Actually, the small caps generator on this page is a fork of tell.wtf generator's code.
Uppercase and lowercase spelling
Spanish uppercase and lowercase spelling.
capital (big) letter - la mayúscula
lowercase (small) letter - la minúscula
Capitalization:
As in many other languages, words are capitalized in the following cases:
- the first word in a sentence:
C ada dia me despierto a las ocho. - Every day I wake up at eight.
- proper names, names of cities, countries, mountains, etc.
:
J orge - George
M oscú - Moscow
E spaña - Spain
los A lpes - Alps
- names of organizations and institutions:
la O rganización de las N aciones U nidas - United Nations
la U nión E uropea - European Union
el M useo N acional del P rado - Prado National Museum
- abbreviations from some calls:
S r. (from señor) - senior
S ra. (from señora) - señora
S rta. (from señorita) - señorita
D . (from don) - don
D a . (from doña) - doña
U d.
(from usted) - you (one person respectful)
U ds. (from ustedes) - you (several people respectfully)
note that full words are lowercase - señor, usted, etc.
- names of subjects and sciences:
Q uímica - chemistry
F ilosofía - philosophy
- names of holidays:
las F allas de V alencia - Fallas
el A ño N uevo - new year
Lower case spelling:
- nouns
la m adre - mother
las f rutas - fruits
- nationalities and peoples:
los e spañoles - Spaniards
los c atalanes - Catalans
- names of months, days of the week, seasons:
e nero - January
d omingo - Sunday
o toño - autumn
- language names:
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Author's lesson: Nikita Luch
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such a trifle such as the use of capital letters can be very very much important.
For English. The article will be especially useful for those who develop products in English.
(By the way, who doesn’t know yet, “university” is written in small letters.)
Can you spot the difference in the messages above? There are slightly more capital letters on the left than on the right. Big O, little O. Who cares, right?
Well, if you're writing an app for a website, you should be concerned. Something as small as the use of capitalization (capitalization) can be quite important. Capitalization affects readability, comprehension, and usability. It even affects how people see your brand.
We'll discuss interesting details a bit later, but first let's start with a little dive into the origins of capitalization.
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Title case vs. Sentence case
Most of today's products and websites use two types of word capitalization:
- Title case: Each word is capitalized.
This is a Title Case Example. - Sentence case: The first word is capitalized. This is an example of a sentence case.
If you're an Apple user, you may notice the use of title cases throughout their products. This is because Apple's design guidelines recommend title cases for many UI elements, including alert titles, menu items, and buttons.
If you use Google, you may notice a lot more sentence cases in their products. And that's because the Google guidelines recommend sentence cases for just about everything.
Left caption - iOS warning: Title in title case
The caption on the right is an Android warning: Title in sentence case
Whether you're on an Apple or Google team, iPhone or Android, it's good to understand what you're referring to when you use a title case or sentence case. Let's take a closer look at each style.
What's good about a title case?
First, let's see why you might want to use a title case.
More symmetry
Some people think the title case looks better because it's more symmetrical. As long as your phrases are kept short, the title case creates a nice visual rhythm to your words:
There is beauty in symmetry and sometimes it is enough for a designer or author to prefer a title case over a sentence case.
More visual clarity
"Visual distinctness" is just a fancy way of saying that the title case stands out more. Capital letters behave like raised hands, giving your title more emphasis. The title case is especially useful if you can't control font styles. This will help distinguish your title text from body text.
Notice how much more the title on the left protrudes than the one on the right? The more it stands out, the more likely it is that someone will actually read it.
More "serious"
Like the word "seriousness," the title case gives your words a sense of formality and importance.
Sites like The New York Times or USA.gov mostly use the title case. It's Professional. Seriously. Authoritatively.
Using a title case is like putting a suit on words. For certain brands, you may want your words to sound like they mean business. If you're in a security-related business, for example, a title case is more likely to feel professional and reliable than a sentence case.
Imagine that you are the head of a company. Which option feels more professional?
What's good about a sentence case?
Next, let's see why you might want to use the sentence case in your products or website.
Easier to read
The main reason for using the sentence case is that it is easier to read, especially when the text gets long. Can You Imagine How Difficult It Would Be To Constantly Read Long Titles In A Title Case?
That's why the screenshot below from Apple's guidelines is confusing to me (If you're wondering, it's the same screenshot I used earlier).
Signature: It pains me to read the title of this warning
Easier to identify
According to the original author of Google UX, Sue Factor, one of the main reasons why Google decided to use the sentence case was the ease of explaining it to designers and engineers. In the interface of a product, it is not always clear what can be considered a "header". Is the tab name a title? What about settings checkboxes? Or confirmation messages?
In addition, there are numerous ways to use the title case. For example, will you capitalize the prepositions "from" or "through"? What about the articles "the" or "an"? Depending on which guidelines you follow, the specific rules for title cases may differ. Below are the title case rules according to Apple.
Signature: ok, quick test. Do I need to capitalize the word "about"?
If you have different people working on your product or site, they might just forget about all the rules when using the title case.
You can avoid this confusion by simply using the sentence case everywhere. There is only one way to write a sentence case, it's harder to screw up.
Friendly
Just as the title case looks more formal and serious, the sentence case looks more casual and friendly. I am an author at Dropbox and we specifically use the sentence case because we want our brand to be perceived naturally and achievable. We believe that the voice of our product separates us from the competition, and using the sentence case is one way for us to maintain that voice.
Caption: Do you feel love?
Easier to find proper names
As a result, the sentence case also makes it easier to read phrases with proper names. Proper names are words that you always capitalize—your name, New York, or Microsoft.
Many companies today give their features and products descriptive names such as "Inbox" or "Calendar" as opposed to fancy names like "Spark" or "Fantastical".
If you use a title case on all buttons, it becomes unclear whether some things are proper names or not, and this can affect usability.
The caption on the left - "Calendar" refers to my Calendar app or any calendar app? Signature on the right - Yes, the first option will add this to my Calendar app.
Other registers?
Title case and sentence case are the two most popular capitalization styles, but they are certainly not the only ones available.
Case in point: On Windows Phone 8, Microsoft used a lot of lowercase text in its interface, even for titles and buttons.
Signature - excess lowercase on Windows Phone 8
Then there is GIPHY, one of my favorite sites. Their site uses uppercase throughout, which makes sense to them since meme text is usually written in all caps.
GIPHY Signature: CAPS COULD
Drawing Conclusions
Both title case and sentence case have their advantages.
