Paste a name, callsign or code and the converter spells each Latin letter with the ICAO/NATO word list. Spaces become / so word breaks stay clear, digits use radio-friendly forms like Tree, Fower, Fife and Niner, and Latin accents are folded to their base letters for everyday names. Anything outside A-Z or 0-9 is marked instead of being silently removed. The reverse mode accepts common variants such as Alpha for Alfa, Juliet for Juliett and Three for Tree. Everything runs locally in your browser, so the text you are spelling is not uploaded.
NATO Phonetic Alphabet Converter
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Text, callsign or code
NATO phonetic alphabet
Spelled 11 characters with the NATO phonetic alphabet
Words are separated by spaces; / marks a word breakNATO alphabet chartICAO/NATO spelling words and spoken cues
Letters
AAlfaAL fah
BBravoBRAH voh
CCharlieCHAR lee
DDeltaDELL tah
EEchoECK oh
FFoxtrotFOKS trot
GGolfGolf
HHotelho TELL
IIndiaIN dee ah
JJuliettJEW lee ETT
KKiloKEY loh
LLimaLEE mah
MMikeMike
NNovemberno VEM ber
OOscarOSS cah
PPapapah PAH
QQuebeckeh BECK
RRomeoROW me oh
SSierrasee AIR rah
TTangoTANG go
UUniformYOU nee form
VVictorVIK tah
WWhiskeyWISS key
XXrayECKS ray
YYankeeYANG key
ZZuluZOO loo
Digits
0ZeroZEE roh
1OneWUN
2TwoTOO
3TreeTREE
4FowerFOW er
5FifeFIFE
6SixSIX
7SevenSEV en
8EightAIT
9NinerNIN er
What is a NATO phonetic alphabet converter?
A NATO phonetic alphabet converter turns letters and digits into the standard radio spelling words: A becomes Alfa, B becomes Bravo and 9 becomes Niner. Use it to read names, callsigns, booking codes or serial numbers clearly over the phone or radio, with a reverse mode for checking a spell-out.
How to use
- 1Choose a direction. Use Text to NATO to spell letters and digits, or NATO to text to decode a sequence of spelling words.
- 2Type or paste your text. The output updates live. Word breaks are shown with / so the spoken groups stay easy to follow.
- 3Review warnings. If a character or word is not part of the supported NATO set, the status bar lists it and the output marks the spot.
- 4Copy the result. Copy the spelling words, or open the chart below the tool to check each letter and digit before you read it aloud.
Who it's for
- Support and sales teams reading order IDs, email addresses, promo codes and account references without confusing B with D or M with N.
- Aviation, marine and radio users checking callsigns and identifiers against the international spelling alphabet before speaking.
- Travelers and agents spelling passenger names, record locators and hotel confirmations over noisy phone lines.
- Developers and IT teams communicating passwords, hostnames and serial numbers when screen sharing is not available.
FAQ
Is this NATO phonetic alphabet converter free?
Yes. The converter is free, works without sign-up and has no practical limit for normal names, callsigns, booking codes or serial numbers.
Is my text uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion happens in your browser. Your names, IDs, passwords or codes are not sent to a server while you use this tool.
What is A in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
A is Alfa in the ICAO/NATO spelling alphabet. The official spelling uses Alfa with an f so speakers of different languages are less likely to pronounce it incorrectly.
Why is Juliet spelled Juliett?
Juliett has a final double t in the ICAO/NATO spelling alphabet so French speakers do not treat the final t as silent. The converter accepts both Juliett and Juliet when decoding.
Does the NATO alphabet include numbers?
Yes. Digits are read one by one. This converter uses common radio forms for the confusing digits: 3 as Tree, 4 as Fower, 5 as Fife and 9 as Niner.
Can I convert NATO words back to text?
Yes. Switch to NATO to text, paste words such as Charlie Alfa November, and the tool decodes them back to CAN. Use / between words when you want a space in the decoded result.
Does it work with non-English names?
It works well for Latin-script names and folds accents such as é or ñ to their base letters before spelling them. It does not transliterate Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese or other scripts into Latin letters.