Text to NATO Phonetic Alphabet

Spell any word, name or code in the NATO phonetic alphabet — Alfa, Bravo, Charlie — with digits spelled out too. A free NATO phonetic alphabet translator that runs instantly in your browser.

This tool converts text into the NATO phonetic alphabet, the standard spelling alphabet used on radio and phone calls so letters are not confused. Type a name, a reference number or a password and each letter becomes its code word — A is Alfa, B is Bravo, C is Charlie — while digits are spelled out as words. It is exactly what you need when reading a booking code or a surname aloud to someone who has to write it down. The result copies in one click so you can keep it handy on a call.

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Phonetic spelling

How to use it

  1. 1

    Type your text

    Enter the word, name or code you need to spell out clearly.

  2. 2

    Read the code words

    Each letter is shown as its NATO word, with digits spelled out and spaces marked.

  3. 3

    Copy or read aloud

    Copy the phonetic spelling, or read it straight off the screen on a call.

When it comes in handy

Reading codes on a call

Spell a booking reference or serial number so the other person writes it down right.

Confirming spellings

Say a surname or an unusual word letter by letter with no ambiguity.

Radio and aviation

Practise or prepare the phonetic spelling used in radio, flying and the military.

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Every keystroke is handled right here in your browser. Your text is never sent to a server, so there is no sign-up, no email wall, and no length cap from us. Load the page once and it keeps working even if you go offline.

Frequently asked questions

Which spelling alphabet does this use?
It uses the official NATO (ICAO) phonetic alphabet: Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta and so on through to Zulu. Note the standard spellings "Alfa" and "Juliett", which use those forms deliberately so speakers of different languages pronounce them correctly. Digits are given as their English words, from Zero to Nine.
How are numbers and spaces handled?
Digits 0 to 9 are spelled out as words alongside the letters, so a code like "A7" becomes "Alfa Seven". Spaces between words are shown as a marker so the person hearing it knows where one word ends and the next begins, which matters when reading a multi-word phrase aloud.
What happens to punctuation and other symbols?
Letters and digits are converted to their code words; punctuation and symbols that have no standard NATO word are left as they are, so you can still see them in the output. That keeps things like hyphens in a reference number visible rather than silently dropped.

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