NATO Phonetic Alphabet

All 26 code words — from Alfa to Zulu — used to spell out letters clearly over radio and telephone.

The NATO phonetic alphabet (officially the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet) assigns a code word to each letter so that spellings can't be confused over a noisy or crackly line — "B" and "P" sound alike, but "Bravo" and "Papa" never do. It's used worldwide in aviation, the military, emergency services and call centres. Note the official spellings "Alfa" and "Juliett."

26Code words

1956Adopted

A–ZOne per letter

The Full NATO Alphabet

A AlfaB BravoC CharlieD DeltaE EchoF FoxtrotG GolfH HotelI IndiaJ JuliettK KiloL LimaM MikeN NovemberO OscarP PapaQ QuebecR RomeoS SierraT TangoU UniformV VictorW WhiskeyX X-rayY YankeeZ Zulu

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