# Old English Alphabet

> Old English alphabet A–Z and a–z in Fraktur and Bold Fraktur. Copy any single letter with one tap or print the full blackletter chart. Free.

- **URL**: https://www.oldenglishfontgenerator.com/old-english-alphabet

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Here is the complete Old English alphabet in two weights, capitals and lowercase, laid out so you can copy one letter at a time. It is handy when you only need an initial, when you're checking how a particular capital looks, or when you want a printed reference sheet for hand-lettering practice.

## Alphabet styles

Each style applied to “Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg”. On the live page you can type your own text and copy any style.

- **Fraktur**: 𝔄𝔞 𝔅𝔟 ℭ𝔠 𝔇𝔡 𝔈𝔢 𝔉𝔣 𝔊𝔤
- **Bold Fraktur**: 𝕬𝖆 𝕭𝖇 𝕮𝖈 𝕯𝖉 𝕰𝖊 𝕱𝖋 𝕲𝖌
- **Fraktur All Capitals**: 𝔄𝔄 𝔅𝔅 ℭℭ 𝔇𝔇 𝔈𝔈 𝔉𝔉 𝔊𝔊
- **Bold Fraktur All Capitals**: 𝕬𝕬 𝕭𝕭 𝕮𝕮 𝕯𝕯 𝕰𝕰 𝕱𝕱 𝕲𝕲
- **Fraktur All Lowercase**: 𝔞𝔞 𝔟𝔟 𝔠𝔠 𝔡𝔡 𝔢𝔢 𝔣𝔣 𝔤𝔤
- **Wide Gothic**: 𝔄 𝔞   𝔅 𝔟   ℭ 𝔠   𝔇 𝔡   𝔈 𝔢   𝔉 𝔣   𝔊 𝔤
- **Wide Bold Fraktur**: 𝕬 𝖆   𝕭 𝖇   𝕮 𝖈   𝕯 𝖉   𝕰 𝖊   𝕱 𝖋   𝕲 𝖌
- **Manuscript Interpunct**: 𝔄·𝔞 𝔅·𝔟 ℭ·𝔠 𝔇·𝔡 𝔈·𝔢 𝔉·𝔣 𝔊·𝔤
- **Fraktur + Small Caps**: 𝔄ᴀ 𝔅ʙ ℭᴄ 𝔇ᴅ 𝔈ᴇ 𝔉ꜰ 𝔊ɢ
- **Gothic Framed**: 【𝕬𝖆 𝕭𝖇 𝕮𝖈 𝕯𝖉 𝕰𝖊 𝕱𝖋 𝕲𝖌】
- **Bubble Gothic**: 𝔄⃝𝔞⃝ 𝔅⃝𝔟⃝ ℭ⃝𝔠⃝ 𝔇⃝𝔡⃝ 𝔈⃝𝔢⃝ 𝔉⃝𝔣⃝ 𝔊⃝𝔤⃝
- **Boxed Gothic**: 𝕬⃞𝖆⃞ 𝕭⃞𝖇⃞ 𝕮⃞𝖈⃞ 𝕯⃞𝖉⃞ 𝕰⃞𝖊⃞ 𝕱⃞𝖋⃞ 𝕲⃞𝖌⃞

## How to use the alphabet chart

1. **Find your letter**: Capitals are listed first, then lowercase, for both the regular and the bold weight.
2. **Tap to copy**: Each tile copies only that character, so you can build a word one letter at a time or grab a single initial.
3. **Print if you need paper**: The print button produces a clean sheet without menus, useful for tracing practice or a reference on your desk.

## The full A–Z chart

- **Fraktur capitals**: 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
- **Fraktur lowercase**: 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
- **Bold Fraktur capitals**: 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
- **Bold Fraktur lowercase**: 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

## Letters that trip people up

Blackletter capitals were designed for scribes, not for modern readers, and a few of them are easy to confuse:

| Pair | Regular | Bold | How to tell them apart |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| B and V | 𝔅 𝔙 | 𝕭 𝖁 | B has a closed lower bowl; V is open at the bottom. |
| I and J | ℑ 𝔍 | 𝕴 𝕵 | J drops below the line. The I is a separate Letterlike Symbols character, so it can look a little different. |
| U, N and V | 𝔘 𝔑 𝔙 | 𝖀 𝕹 𝖁 | Watch the top: U is open, N joins at the upper left, V has a pointed base. |
| Lowercase f and s | 𝔣 𝔰 | 𝖋 𝖘 | The f has a crossbar; the s curves back on itself. |
| Lowercase r and x | 𝔯 𝔵 | 𝖗 𝖝 | The x in Fraktur has a long tail that can look like an r with a hook. |

## Printing and practice

If you're learning to write blackletter with a broad-edge pen, the printed chart works as a shape reference, though the proportions are digital rather than historical. Calligraphy teachers usually start students on lowercase minims, the short vertical strokes that make up i, m, n and u, before any capitals. Treat the decorative capitals as a later step.

## How we built this style

Lowercase letters and 21 capitals come straight from the Mathematical Fraktur block (U+1D51E–U+1D537 for a–z). The capitals C, H, I, R and Z are the older Letterlike Symbols characters U+212D, U+210C, U+2111, U+211C and U+2128. The bold set is complete in its own range, U+1D56C–U+1D59F, with no exceptions.

## Related Old English pages

- [Old English Letters](https://www.oldenglishfontgenerator.com/old-english-letters): Single letters, initials and monograms.
- [Old English Numbers](https://www.oldenglishfontgenerator.com/old-english-numbers): Why blackletter digits don't exist, and what to use instead.
- [Fraktur Generator](https://www.oldenglishfontgenerator.com/fraktur-generator): German Fraktur with umlauts, ß and the long s.
- [Blackletter Generator](https://www.oldenglishfontgenerator.com/blackletter-generator): Textura, rotunda and fraktur explained, with matching styles.
- [Old English Text to Image](https://www.oldenglishfontgenerator.com/old-english-text-to-image): Export real blackletter type as PNG or SVG.
- [Old English Tattoo Font](https://www.oldenglishfontgenerator.com/old-english-tattoo-font): Preview names and dates on a skin mockup, then download a PNG for your artist.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How many letters are in the Old English alphabet here?

Twenty-six capitals and twenty-six lowercase letters in each weight, matching the modern English alphabet. Historical scripts had extra letters such as thorn (þ) and the long s (ſ), which you can try in the medieval font generator.

### Why does the capital I look out of place?

It belongs to the Letterlike Symbols block rather than the Fraktur block, so many phones draw it from a different font. The same applies to C, H, R and Z.

### Can I copy the whole alphabet at once?

Yes. Tap one of the preset buttons above the style list and press Copy on the row you want; you'll get A–M or N–Z in that style.

### Does the print version include the colours and menus?

No. The print layout hides the header, footer and generator so only the letter grids go on paper.

### Is there an Old English alphabet with numbers?

Unicode has no blackletter digits. The numbers page explains the closest substitutes, including bold serif digits and Roman numerals.