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The base alphabet consists of 21 letters: five vowels (A, E, I, O U) and 16 consonants. The letters J, K, W, X and Y are not part of the proper alphabet, and are used only for loanwords<ref>{{cite web |url=https://script.byu.edu/Documents/Italian_Extraction_Guide-Section_A.pdf |format=PDF |website=script.byu.edu |quote=The letters J, K, W, X, and Y appear in the Italian alphabet, but are used mainly in foreign words adopted into the Italian vocabulary.}}</ref> (e.g. 'jeans') and foreign names (with very few exceptions, such as in the native names [[Jesolo]], [[Bettino Craxi]], and [[Juventus]], all of which are derived from [[Languages of Italy|regional languages]]). In addition, grave, acute and circumflex accents may be used to modify vowel letters.