How many vowels and consonants are in the Armenian alphabet?

The Armenian alphabet consists of 38 letters in total, which are categorized into 31 consonants and 7 vowels.1

While the alphabet was originally created by St. Mesrop Mashtots in 405 CE with 36 signs, two additional letters were incorporated into the system at a later time. This script is written from left to right and was designed to be well-adapted to the specific requirements of the Armenian language.21