diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 894b28d..645aeb3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Capybara integration testing. ❤️
 - [x] attempt to keep the same total bullet width even as number width varies (right padding)
 - [x] detect lists that have multiline bullets (should have no empty lines between
   lines).
-- [ ] add alphabetic list
+- [x] add alphabetic list
 - [ ] allow user to define a global var with custom bullets
 - [ ] create a text object for bullet list indentation
 - [ ] support for intelligent alphanumeric indented bullets e.g. 1. \t a. \t 1.
diff --git a/plugin/bullets.vim b/plugin/bullets.vim
index 55c08f7..93ca133 100644
--- a/plugin/bullets.vim
+++ b/plugin/bullets.vim
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ end
 if !exists('g:bullets_pad_right')
   let g:bullets_pad_right = 1
 end
+
+if !exists('g:bullets_max_alpha_characters')
+  let g:bullets_max_alpha_characters = 2
+end
+" calculate the decimal equivalent to the last alphabetical list item
+let s:power = g:bullets_max_alpha_characters
+let s:abc_max = -1
+while s:power >= 0
+  let s:abc_max += pow(26,s:power)
+  let s:power -= 1
+endwhile
 " ------------------------------------------------------   }}}
 
 " Bullet type detection ----------------------------------------  {{{
@@ -110,6 +121,37 @@ fun! s:match_roman_list_item(input_text)
         \ }
 endfun
 
+fun! s:match_alphabetical_list_item(input_text)
+  let l:abc_bullet_regex  = join([
+        \ '\v^((\s*)(\u{1,',
+        \ string(g:bullets_max_alpha_characters),
+        \ '}|\l{1,',
+        \ string(g:bullets_max_alpha_characters),
+        \ '})(\.|\))(\s+))(.*)'], '')
+  let l:matches           = matchlist(a:input_text, l:abc_bullet_regex)
+
+  if empty(l:matches)
+    return {}
+  endif
+
+  let l:bullet_length     = strlen(l:matches[1])
+  let l:leading_space     = l:matches[2]
+  let l:abc               = l:matches[3]
+  let l:closure           = l:matches[4]
+  let l:trailing_space    = l:matches[5]
+  let l:text_after_bullet = l:matches[6]
+
+  return {
+        \ 'bullet_type':       'abc',
+        \ 'bullet_length':     l:bullet_length,
+        \ 'leading_space':     l:leading_space,
+        \ 'trailing_space':    l:trailing_space,
+        \ 'bullet':            l:abc,
+        \ 'closure':           l:closure,
+        \ 'text_after_bullet': l:text_after_bullet
+        \ }
+endfun
+
 fun! s:match_checkbox_bullet_item(input_text)
   let l:checkbox_bullet_regex = '\v(^(\s*)- \[[x ]?\](\s+))(.*)'
   let l:matches               = matchlist(a:input_text, l:checkbox_bullet_regex)
@@ -159,6 +201,7 @@ fun! s:parse_bullet(line_text)
   let l:chk_bullet_matches = s:match_checkbox_bullet_item(a:line_text)
   let l:num_bullet_matches = s:match_numeric_list_item(a:line_text)
   let l:rom_bullet_matches = s:match_roman_list_item(a:line_text)
+  let l:abc_bullet_matches = s:match_alphabetical_list_item(a:line_text)
 
   if !empty(l:chk_bullet_matches)
     return l:chk_bullet_matches
@@ -168,6 +211,8 @@ fun! s:parse_bullet(line_text)
     return l:num_bullet_matches
   elseif !empty(l:rom_bullet_matches)
     return l:rom_bullet_matches
+  elseif !empty(l:abc_bullet_matches)
+    return l:abc_bullet_matches
   else
     return {}
   endif
@@ -209,6 +254,10 @@ fun! s:next_bullet_str(bullet)
     let l:islower = a:bullet.bullet ==# tolower(a:bullet.bullet)
     let l:next_num = s:arabic2roman(s:roman2arabic(a:bullet.bullet) + 1, l:islower)
     return a:bullet.leading_space . l:next_num . a:bullet.closure  . ' '
+  elseif a:bullet.bullet_type ==# 'abc'
+    let l:islower = a:bullet.bullet ==# tolower(a:bullet.bullet)
+    let l:next_num = s:dec2abc(s:abc2dec(a:bullet.bullet) + 1, l:islower)
+    return a:bullet.leading_space . l:next_num . a:bullet.closure  . ' '
   elseif a:bullet.bullet_type ==# 'num'
     let l:next_num = a:bullet.bullet + 1
     return a:bullet.leading_space . l:next_num . a:bullet.closure  . ' '
@@ -247,6 +296,14 @@ fun! s:insert_new_bullet()
   let l:curr_line_num = line('.')
   let l:next_line_num = l:curr_line_num + g:bullets_line_spacing
   let l:bullet = s:detect_bullet_line(l:curr_line_num)
+  if l:bullet != {} && l:curr_line_num > 1 && 
+        \ (l:bullet.bullet_type ==# 'rom' || l:bullet.bullet_type ==# 'abc')
+    let l:bullet_prev = s:detect_bullet_line(l:curr_line_num - 1)
+    if l:bullet_prev != {} && l:bullet.bullet_type ==# 'rom' &&
+          \ (s:roman2arabic(l:bullet.bullet) != (s:roman2arabic(l:bullet_prev.bullet) + 1))
+      let l:bullet.bullet_type = 'abc'
+    endif
+  endif
   let l:send_return = 1
   let l:normal_mode = mode() ==# 'n'
 
@@ -258,7 +315,7 @@ fun! s:insert_new_bullet()
       " We don't want to create a new bullet if the previous one was not used,
       " instead we want to delete the empty bullet - like word processors do
       call s:delete_empty_bullet(l:curr_line_num)
-    else
+    elseif !(l:bullet.bullet_type ==# 'abc' && s:abc2dec(l:bullet.bullet) + 1 > s:abc_max)
 
       let l:next_bullet_list = [s:pad_to_length(s:next_bullet_str(l:bullet), l:bullet.bullet_length)]
 
@@ -392,6 +449,33 @@ endfunction
 
 " Roman numerals ---------------------------------------------- }}}
 
+" Alphabetic ordinals ----------------------------------------- {{{
+
+" Alphabetic ordinal functions
+" Treat alphabetic ordinals as base-26 numbers to make things easy
+"
+fun! s:abc2dec(abc)
+  let l:abc = tolower(a:abc)
+  let l:dec = char2nr(l:abc[0]) - char2nr('a') + 1
+  if len(l:abc) == 1
+    return l:dec
+  else
+    return float2nr(pow(26, len(l:abc) - 1)) * l:dec + s:abc2dec(l:abc[1:len(l:abc) - 1])
+  endif
+endfun
+
+fun! s:dec2abc(dec, islower)
+  let l:a = a:islower ? 'a' : 'A'
+  let l:rem = (a:dec - 1) % 26
+  let l:abc = nr2char(l:rem + char2nr(l:a))
+  if a:dec <= 26
+    return l:abc
+  else
+    return s:dec2abc((a:dec - 1)/ 26, a:islower) . l:abc
+  endif
+endfun
+" Alphabetic ordinals ----------------------------------------- }}}
+
 " Renumbering --------------------------------------------- {{{
 fun! s:renumber_selection()
   let l:selection_lines = s:get_visual_selection_lines()
diff --git a/spec/bullets_spec.rb b/spec/bullets_spec.rb
index 84b79db..e9b2c1f 100644
--- a/spec/bullets_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/bullets_spec.rb
@@ -249,6 +249,129 @@
         TEXT
       end
 
+      it 'adds a new alphabetical list bullet' do
+        filename = "#{SecureRandom.hex(6)}.txt"
+        write_file(filename, <<-TEXT)
+          # Hello there
+          A. this is the first bullet
+        TEXT
+
+        vim.edit filename
+        vim.type 'GA'
+        vim.feedkeys '\<cr>'
+        vim.type 'second bullet'
+        vim.feedkeys '\<cr>'
+        vim.type 'third bullet'
+        vim.feedkeys '\<cr>'
+        vim.type 'fourth bullet'
+        vim.feedkeys '\<cr>'
+        vim.type 'fifth bullet'
+        vim.write
+
+        file_contents = IO.read(filename)
+
+        expect(file_contents).to eq normalize_string_indent(<<-TEXT)
+          # Hello there
+          A. this is the first bullet
+          B. second bullet
+          C. third bullet
+          D. fourth bullet
+          E. fifth bullet\n
+        TEXT
+      end
+
+      it 'adds a new lower case alphabetical list bullet' do
+        filename = "#{SecureRandom.hex(6)}.txt"
+        write_file(filename, <<-TEXT)
+          # Hello there
+          a. this is the first bullet
+        TEXT
+
+        vim.edit filename
+        vim.type 'GA'
+        vim.feedkeys '\<cr>'
+        vim.type 'second bullet'
+        vim.feedkeys '\<cr>'
+        vim.type 'third bullet'
+        vim.feedkeys '\<cr>'
+        vim.type 'fourth bullet'
+        vim.feedkeys '\<cr>'
+        vim.type 'fifth bullet'
+        vim.write
+
+        file_contents = IO.read(filename)
+
+        expect(file_contents).to eq normalize_string_indent(<<-TEXT)
+          # Hello there
+          a. this is the first bullet
+          b. second bullet
+          c. third bullet
+          d. fourth bullet
+          e. fifth bullet\n
+        TEXT
+      end
+
+      it 'adds a new alphabetical list bullet and loops at z' do
+        filename = "#{SecureRandom.hex(6)}.txt"
+        write_file(filename, <<-TEXT)
+          # Hello there
+          y. this is the first bullet
+        TEXT
+
+        vim.edit filename
+        vim.type 'GA'
+        vim.feedkeys '\<cr>'
+        vim.type 'second bullet'
+        vim.feedkeys '\<cr>'
+        vim.type 'third bullet'
+        vim.feedkeys '\<cr>'
+        vim.feedkeys '\<cr>'
+        vim.type 'AY. fourth bullet'
+        vim.feedkeys '\<cr>'
+        vim.type 'fifth bullet'
+        vim.feedkeys '\<cr>'
+        vim.type 'sixth bullet'
+        vim.write
+
+        file_contents = IO.read(filename)
+
+        expect(file_contents).to eq normalize_string_indent(<<-TEXT)
+          # Hello there
+          y. this is the first bullet
+          z. second bullet
+          aa. third bullet
+
+          AY. fourth bullet
+          AZ. fifth bullet
+          BA. sixth bullet\n
+        TEXT
+      end
+
+      it 'stops adding more alphabetical items after g:bullets_max_alpha_characters (2)' do
+        filename = "#{SecureRandom.hex(6)}.txt"
+        write_file(filename, <<-TEXT)
+          # Hello there
+          zy. this is the first bullet
+        TEXT
+
+        vim.edit filename
+        vim.type 'GA'
+        vim.feedkeys '\<cr>'
+        vim.type 'second bullet'
+        vim.feedkeys '\<cr>'
+        vim.type 'not a bullet'
+        vim.write
+
+        file_contents = IO.read(filename)
+
+        expect(file_contents).to eq normalize_string_indent(<<-TEXT)
+          # Hello there
+          zy. this is the first bullet
+          zz. second bullet
+          not a bullet\n
+        TEXT
+      end
+
       it 'deletes the last bullet if it is empty' do
         filename = "#{SecureRandom.hex(6)}.txt"
         write_file(filename, <<-TEXT)