NATO Phonetic Alphabet
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NATO Phonetic Alphabet
The NATO phonetic alphabet, or the (International) Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet.
It is a Spelling Alphabet. In oral communication, code words are used in place of letters. Each code word stands for its initial letter (alphabetical "symbol").
Other names for the same:
- NATO spelling alphabet
- ICAO phonetic alphabet
- ICAO spelling alphabet.
Useful Links
- ICAO spelling alphabet (audio file, new tab)
- FAA radiotelephony alphabet and Morse code chart (open in a new tab)
NATO Phonetic Alphabet
| Symbol | Code Word | Morse Code | Phonic (pronunciation) |
| A | **A**lfa/Alpha | ● ▬ | AL FAH |
| B | **B**ravo | ▬ ● ● ● | BRAH VOH |
| C | **C**harlie | ▬ ● ▬ ● | CHAR LEE |
| D | **D**elta | ▬ ● ● | DELL TAH |
| E | **E**cho | .● | ECK OH |
| F | **F**oxtrot | ● ● ▬ ● | FOKS TROT |
| G | **G**olf | ▬ ▬ ● | GOLF |
| H | **H**otel | ● ● ● ● | HOH TELL |
| I | **I**ndia | ● ● | IN DEE AH |
| J | **J**uliett | ● ▬ ▬ ▬ | JEW LEE ETT |
| K | **K**ilo | ▬ ● ▬ | KEY LOH |
| L | **L**ima | ● ▬ ● ● | LEE MAH |
| M | **M**ike | ▬ ▬ | MIKE |
| N | **N**ovember | ▬ ● | NO VEMBER |
| O | **O**scar | ▬ ▬ ▬ | OSS CAH |
| P | **P**apa | ● ▬ ▬ ● | PAH PAH |
| Q | **Q**uebec | ▬ ▬ ● ▬ | KEH BECK |
| R | **R**omeo | ● ▬ ● | ROW ME OH |
| S | **S**ierra | ● ● ● | SEE AIRRAH |
| T | **T**ango | ▬ | TANG OH |
| U | **U**niform | ● ● ▬ | YOU NEE FORM |
| V | **V**ictor | ● ● ● ▬ | VIK TAH |
| W | **W**hiskey | ● ▬ ▬ | WISS KEY |
| X | **X**-ray | ▬ ● ● ▬ | ECKS RAY |
| Y | **Y**ankee | ▬ ▬ ● ● | YANG KEY |
| Z | **Z**ulu | ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ ▬ | ZOO LOO |
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