NATO Phonetic Alphabet Translator
Romeo Alpha November Golf Delta Oscar Mike / Niner
Translated locally in your browser using the ITU/NATO spelling alphabet (Alpha–Zulu). Letters become code words separated by a space and words by
/. Unsupported characters stop the translation and show an error instead of being silently dropped.Encode text as NATO code words
Convert plain text into the NATO/ITU spelling alphabet (A → Alpha, B → Bravo, …). Encoding is case-insensitive and supports A–Z and 0–9 (0 → Zero, 9 → Niner); code words are separated by a space and words by a slash.
When to use this tool
Use the NATO phonetic translator to spell out confirmation codes, license plates, names, and serial numbers clearly over the phone or radio. It converts in both directions on a single page, so you can also decode a sequence of code words someone read back to you.
Privacy and limitations
This translation runs locally in your browser. It uses the standard ITU/NATO spelling alphabet (Alpha–Zulu) plus the spoken digits 0–9, but not legacy or alternate alphabets, audio playback, or punctuation code words.