he Armenian alphabet was created in 405 A.D. by a monk named Mesrob Mashtots. It consists of 38 characters (the original alphabet had 36 characters, the last two characters "o" and "fè" were added later).

There are two standardized vernacular dialects, which are used today; Eastern Armenian (Arevelian Hayeren) and Westerns Armenian (Arevmdian Hayeren), whose names reflect their geographic origins. The following chart displays the Armenian alphabet in uppercase and lowercase; their character names (both in Armenian and English); their character sound and pronunciation (both in Eastern and Western Armenian).

NOTE: A more comprehensive character chart can be found in the "Learn Armenian" section of 'Hye Etch'.