Europe is home to many languages, but most of them are written using the Latin or Cyrillic alphabet. The Latin alphabet is the most widely used across the continent, especially in Western, Northern, Central, and much of Southern Europe. The Cyrillic alphabet is mainly used in parts of Eastern and Southeastern Europe.
Below, you can find the full list of alphabets used across European countries.
Alphabets used in Europe
- Albania – Latin alphabet
- Andorra – Latin alphabet
- Armenia – Armenian alphabet
- Austria – Latin alphabet
- Azerbaijan – Latin alphabet
- Belarus – Cyrillic alphabet
- Belgium – Latin alphabet
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – Latin and Cyrillic alphabets
- Bulgaria – Cyrillic alphabet
- Croatia – Latin alphabet
- Cyprus – Greek alphabet and Latin alphabet
- Czech Republic – Latin alphabet
- Denmark – Latin alphabet
- Estonia – Latin alphabet
- Finland – Latin alphabet
- France – Latin alphabet
- Georgia – Georgian alphabet
- Germany – Latin alphabet
- Greece – Greek alphabet
- Hungary – Latin alphabet
- Iceland – Latin alphabet
- Ireland – Latin alphabet
- Italy – Latin alphabet
- Kazakhstan – Cyrillic alphabet (transitioning toward the Latin alphabet)
- Kosovo – Latin and Cyrillic alphabets
- Latvia – Latin alphabet
- Liechtenstein – Latin alphabet
- Lithuania – Latin alphabet
- Luxembourg – Latin alphabet
- Malta – Latin alphabet
- Moldova – Latin alphabet
- Monaco – Latin alphabet
- Montenegro – Latin and Cyrillic alphabets
- Netherlands – Latin alphabet
- North Macedonia – Cyrillic alphabet (Latin is also used for Albanian)
- Norway – Latin alphabet
- Poland – Latin alphabet
- Portugal – Latin alphabet
- Romania – Latin alphabet
- Russia – Cyrillic alphabet
- San Marino – Latin alphabet
- Serbia – Cyrillic alphabet (Latin is also common)
- Slovakia – Latin alphabet
- Slovenia – Latin alphabet
- Spain – Latin alphabet
- Sweden – Latin alphabet
- Switzerland – Latin alphabet
- Turkey – Latin alphabet
- Ukraine – Cyrillic alphabet
- United Kingdom – Latin alphabet
- Vatican City – Latin alphabet
Disclaimer
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, and Georgia are sometimes considered part of Europe, depending on the definition used.
Russia, Turkey, and Kazakhstan are transcontinental countries, with most of their land area located in Asia.