G | |
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G g | |
Usage | |
Writing system | Latin script |
Type | Alphabetic |
Language of origin | Latin language |
Sound values | |
In Unicode | U+0047, U+0067, U+0261 |
Alphabetical position | 7 |
History | |
Development | |
Time period | ~−300 to present |
Descendants | |
Sisters | |
Transliterations | C |
Other | |
Associated graphs | gh, g(x) |
Writing direction | Left-to-right |
ISO basic Latin alphabet |
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G, or g, is the seventh letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages, and others worldwide. Its name in English is gee (pronounced /ˈdʒiː/), plural gees.[1]
The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the single-storey (sometimes "opentail") and the double-storey (sometimes "looptail") . The former is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children.