Is this the official NATO alphabet?

Yes — adopted by NATO, ICAO, and ITU. It's the international standard for spelling letters over voice channels and is the same alphabet used by airlines and the military.

Why 'Juliett' with two t's and 'X-ray' with a dash?

Both are intentional. 'Juliett' avoids the silent t for French speakers; 'X-ray' is hyphenated in the official document. Both are the standard spellings in NATO charts.

0–9 use 'Zero, One, Two, …' (no special phonetics) in the standard NATO usage. ICAO uses the same set.

Why does my output show brackets around some characters?

Characters outside the alphabet, digits, and basic punctuation are left as [character] so you can spot them. Add a phonetic for them by hand if needed.

NATO Phonetic Alphabet

Type a name, code, or password and the tool converts each letter to its NATO phonetic equivalent (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, …). Built-in handling for digits, punctuation, and a per-letter reference table so you can learn or double-check. Useful for spelling things over the phone, on noisy calls, or reading codes aloud without ambiguity.

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Text

SeparatorUppercase output

Phonetic

Alpha Zulu (space) Tango Oscar Oscar Lima Sierra

Alphabet reference

AAlpha
BBravo
CCharlie
DDelta
EEcho
FFoxtrot
GGolf
HHotel
IIndia
JJuliett
KKilo
LLima
MMike
NNovember
OOscar
PPapa
QQuebec
RRomeo
SSierra
TTango
UUniform
VVictor
WWhiskey
XX-ray
YYankee
ZZulu

How to use

Type or paste your text.
Pick a separator (space, dash, or newline).
Toggle uppercase for radio-style output.

Frequently asked questions

Is this the official NATO alphabet?: Yes — adopted by NATO, ICAO, and ITU. It's the international standard for spelling letters over voice channels and is the same alphabet used by airlines and the military.
Why 'Juliett' with two t's and 'X-ray' with a dash?: Both are intentional. 'Juliett' avoids the silent t for French speakers; 'X-ray' is hyphenated in the official document. Both are the standard spellings in NATO charts.
What about digits?: 0–9 use 'Zero, One, Two, …' (no special phonetics) in the standard NATO usage. ICAO uses the same set.
Why does my output show brackets around some characters?: Characters outside the alphabet, digits, and basic punctuation are left as [character] so you can spot them. Add a phonetic for them by hand if needed.

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