G

G
G g
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originLatin language
Sound values
In UnicodeU+0047, U+0067, U+0261
Alphabetical position7
History
Development
Pictogram of a Camel (speculated origin)
Time period~−300 to present
Descendants
Sisters
TransliterationsC
Other
Associated graphsgh, g(x)
Writing directionLeft-to-right
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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 /ˈ/), 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.

  1. ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 1976.