| Small and Large Letters Each letter of the English alphabet can be written as a "small
letter" or as a "large letter". Large letters are also called "capital letters"
or "capitals". | Small letters | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | | Capital letters | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | | | | | | | | | | | Small letters | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | | Capital letters | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | | | | | | | | | | | Small letters | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | | Capital letters | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | | | | | | | | | | | Small letters | v | w | x | y | z | | | | Capital letters | V | W | X | Y | Z | | |  | | In informal English, we sometimes call
capitals just "caps". | | Font Styles > | | Small letters are sometimes called "lower
case" and large letters "upper case". This is because in the old days of
printing, before computers, the metal blocks for setting type were kept in two
different boxes or "cases": small letters in the bottom or lower case, large
letters in the top or upper case. | | |