Sometimes words just have to be spelled for others. I’ve been on phone conversations where the person on the other end is spelling for me and it’s painful. “Was that a ‘b’ or a ‘p’?” ...

Ancient Egyptians wrote the letter upside down, creating a symbol that resembled a steer with horns. Learn the surprising ...

There’s something magical about songs that spell out words ... Let's break down 14 tracks that turn the alphabet into art.

A male is a ‘mike’. We use letters selected from a standard phonetic, or spelling, alphabet so nobody fumbles for words. Spelling alphabets came about because early users of radios ...

James Wannerton taste flavours when he reads words – even single letters – so BBC Future asked him to tell us the taste of the alphabet. Find out what strange tastes your initials spell out ...