The
Polish alphabet is the
script of the
Polish language, the basis for the
Polish system of orthography. It is based on the
Latin alphabet but includes certain letters with
diacritics: the
kreska or
acute accent (
c,
n,
ó,
s,
z); the
overdot or
kropka (
z); the tail or
ogonek (
a,
e); and the
stroke (
l). The letters
q,
v and
x, which are used only in foreign words, are frequently not considered part of the Polish alphabet. However, prior to the standardization of the Polish language, the letter "x" was sometimes used in place of "ks".