The modern Icelandic alphabet consists of the following 32 letters:
| Majuscule Forms (also called uppercase or capital letters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | Á | B | D | Ð | E | É | F | G | H | I | Í | J | K | L | M | N | O | Ó | P | R | S | T | U | Ú | V | X | Y | Ý | Þ | Æ | Ö | |
| Minuscule Forms (also called lowercase or small letters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a | á | b | d | ð | e | é | f | g | h | i | í | j | k | l | m | n | o | ó | p | r | s | t | u | ú | v | x | y | ý | þ | æ | ö | |
It is a Latin alphabet with diacritics, in addition it includes the character eth Ðð and the runic letter thorn Þþ (pictured to the right) that are considered séríslenskur (“specifically Icelandic, uniquely Icelandic”). Ææ and Öö are considered letters in their own right and not a ligature or diacritical version of their respective letters.
Often the glyphs are simplified when handwritten, for example the ligature æ (considered a separate letter) may be written as ae, which can make it easier to write cursively.
Read more about Icelandic Alphabet: History, Letter Names, Letter Frequencies
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—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)