Letter and Name Charms

Letter charms and who they suit

A letter is the simplest way to make a charm personal: your own initial, a partner's, a child's, or a whole name spelt out in beads. A letter charm makes a good present, because nobody needs to know which phone the person has. Some here are ready to hang; the rest are beads for making your own.

The kinds here

• Initial charms. A pink heart in alloy with a single letter, A to Z, on a keyring with a lobster clasp. The clasp opens and closes in a second, so it can move from the phone to keys, a bag or an earbud case.
• A letter dust plug. A heart with an initial on a small plug that pushes into a USB-C charging port. It needs no strap hole and no patch, and it keeps fluff out of the port. It is listed for iPhone 15 to 17, which have USB-C, and it has to come out each time you charge with a cable. See dust plug charms.
• Alphabet beads. Small round acrylic beads, about 7mm across, each with a pink letter on white, sold in mixed packs for spelling names on charms, bracelets and keyrings.

Making a name charm with letter beads

Letter beads come mixed at random, so not every letter comes in the same numbers. Before you start, write the name down and count the letters, remembering repeats such as the two Ns in Hannah. Put a small plain bead between each letter so the word is easier to read and the letters do not twist against each other. Hold the strap the way it will hang before you knot it, to check which way the word reads. The guide to making your own phone charm goes through cord, knots and clasps step by step. For cord and plain beads to go with the letters, see DIY charm kits, and for clasps and rings, charm rings and connectors.

Questions people ask about letter and name charms

Will the dust plug fit my phone?

Only if your phone has a USB-C port. iPhone 15 and later have USB-C, as do most recent Android phones; earlier iPhones have Lightning, which is a different shape. The plug should push in snugly without force.

My phone has no strap hole. How does a charm go on?

A lanyard patch sits between the phone and its case, its loop out through the charging-port opening. Some cases have a strap hole: see cases with lanyard holes. The guide to phone charms and straps shows every way.

Are these charms safe for young children?

Phone charms are not toys. The NHS warns that babies and toddlers put small objects in their mouths and can choke on them, and beads, bells, rings and stones are small parts. Keep charms out of their reach, and never put a strap or cord round a small child's neck.

How long does delivery take?

Delivery is included in every price and tracked to your door. Each product page says when that charm usually arrives.

More to look at

• DIY charm kits
• Beaded phone charms
• Dust plug charms
• Couples phone charms
• Charm gift sets
• Evil eye charms
• Guide: How to make your own phone charm