function is_pangram(str) { var s = str.toLowerCase(); // sorted by frequency ascending (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_frequency) var letters = "zqxjkvbpygfwmucldrhsnioate"; for (var i = 0; i < 26; i++) if (s.indexOf(letters.charAt(i)) == -1) return false; return true; } print(is_pangram("is this a pangram")); // false print(is_pangram("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog")); // true