The Italian alphabet (l’alfabeto) contains twenty–one letters:

Letters Names of the Letters

a a

b bi

c ci

d di

e e

f effe

g gi

h acca

i i

l elle

m emme

n enne

o o

p pi

q cu

r erre

s esse

t ti

u u

v vu

z zeta

The following five letters are found in foreign words:

Letters Names of the Letters

j i lungo

k cappa

w doppia vu

x ics

y ipsilon