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Papiamento Alphabet (Latin)
The letters and characters of Papiamento written in the Latin script, in order — every standard character with its name and codepoint, the additional and punctuation sets, and exactly how many fonts include them. About 216,653 people read or write it across 3 countries.
Standard characters
The minimal set of characters required for Papiamento — the language's alphabet, in its traditional order. Tap a character to copy it; each name opens the full character page. The Fonts column counts how many fonts include each letter, in the same order as the letters and codepoints; an accented form under a letter gets its own codepoint and count line beneath it.
| Letter | Name | Codepoints | Fontsper letter, in order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aa | A | U+0041 · U+0061 | 136,064 / 135,110 |
| Bb | B | U+0042 · U+0062 | 135,982 / 135,083 |
| Cc | C | U+0043 · U+0063 | 135,993 / 135,072 |
| Dd | D | U+0044 · U+0064 | 136,007 / 135,110 |
| Ee Èè | E | U+0045 · U+0065 U+00C8 · U+00E8 | 136,045 / 135,092 81,628 / 81,780 |
| Ff | F | U+0046 · U+0066 | 135,955 / 135,041 |
| Gg | G | U+0047 · U+0067 | 135,944 / 135,030 |
| Hh | H | U+0048 · U+0068 | 135,937 / 135,003 |
| Ii | I | U+0049 · U+0069 | 135,906 / 134,997 |
| Jj | J | U+004A · U+006A | 135,779 / 134,898 |
| Kk | K | U+004B · U+006B | 135,820 / 134,904 |
| Ll | L | U+004C · U+006C | 135,840 / 134,937 |
| Mm | M | U+004D · U+006D | 135,809 / 134,871 |
| Nn Ññ | N | U+004E · U+006E U+00D1 · U+00F1 | 135,770 / 134,851 81,591 / 81,306 |
| Oo Òò | O | U+004F · U+006F U+00D2 · U+00F2 | 135,747 / 134,876 81,153 / 81,208 |
| Pp | P | U+0050 · U+0070 | 135,726 / 134,808 |
| Q | U+0051 · U+0071 | 135,653 / 134,746 | |
| Rr | R | U+0052 · U+0072 | 135,744 / 134,845 |
| Ss | S | U+0053 · U+0073 | 135,721 / 134,797 |
| Tt | T | U+0054 · U+0074 | 135,769 / 134,800 |
| Uu ÙùÜü | U | U+0055 · U+0075 U+00D9 · U+00F9 · U+00DC · U+00FC | 135,534 / 134,690 81,265 / 81,298 / 82,555 / 82,479 |
| Vv | V | U+0056 · U+0076 | 135,566 / 134,636 |
| Ww | W | U+0057 · U+0077 | 135,522 / 134,664 |
| Xx | X | U+0058 · U+0078 | 135,478 / 134,585 |
| Yy | Y | U+0059 · U+0079 | 135,463 / 134,648 |
| Zz | Z | U+005A · U+007A | 135,487 / 134,568 |
Additional Characters
Used for foreign words, names and technical terms, and older forms of the language.
Punctuation characters
The marks used to separate sentences and to clarify meaning.
Where Papiamento (Latin) is read
Countries shaded by the share of their population that reads or writes Papiamento in the Latin script.
Estimated readers — share of each country's population (CLDR).
| Country | Estimated readers | Share of population |
|---|---|---|
| Curaçao | 124,164 | 81% |
| Aruba | 76,288 | 61% |
| Caribbean Netherlands | 16,200 | 81% |
Papiamento (Latin) — facts
| Font coverage | 80,270 of 137,179 fonts include every one of the 31 standard characters; 80,067 include the standard and additional sets together. Counts are exact for the snapshot of 21 October 2026. |
|---|---|
| Script | Latin |
| Unicode blocks | Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement, General Punctuation |
| People | About 216,653 people read or write Papiamento in the Latin script — mostly in Curaçao, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands. |
Data: Unicode CLDR exemplar characters (CLDR 48.2.0) and CLDR territory population data. Font counts: snapshot of 21 October 2026.