Phonetic alphabet · NATO / ICAO
NATO.

Alpha. Bravo. Charlie.

The NATO phonetic alphabet — also known as the ICAO alphabet or the international radiotelephony spelling alphabet — is the most standardised spelling alphabet in the world. Used in aviation, maritime, military, emergency services and amateur radio.

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Full list

A
Alpha
B
Bravo
C
Charlie
D
Delta
E
Echo
F
Foxtrot
G
Golf
H
Hotel
I
India
J
Juliett
K
Kilo
L
Lima
M
Mike
N
November
O
Oscar
P
Papa
Q
Quebec
R
Romeo
S
Sierra
T
Tango
U
Uniform
V
Victor
W
Whiskey
X
X-ray
Y
Yankee
Z
Zulu
About the NATO alphabet

Who uses this?

The NATO phonetic alphabet was developed in the 1950s by the ICAO (civil aviation) and later adopted by NATO for military communications. It is used in virtually all international radio communications — the 26 code words were specifically chosen to remain recognisable across a poor connection or different languages.

Note that Alpha and Juliett are intentional spellings: Alpha prevents pronunciation as "alfa" from being confused, and Juliett is spelled with double-t so French speakers don’t pronounce the final t silently.

Looking for the Dutch phonetic alphabet (Anton, Bernard, Cornelis)? See the Nederlandse pagina.

Other languages

NL
NAVO
Alfa · Bravo · Charlie
GB
British English
Alfred · Benjamin · Charlie
NL
Nederlands
Anton · Bernard · Cornelis
ITU / WMO
International
Amsterdam · Baltimore · Casablanca