I

I
I i
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originLatin language
Sound values
In UnicodeU+0049, U+0069
Alphabetical position9
History
Development
Time period~−700 to present
Descendants
Sisters
Other
Associated graphsi(x), ij, i(x)(y)
Writing directionLeft-to-right
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I, or i, is the ninth letter and the third vowel 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 i (pronounced /ˈ/), plural ies.[1][better source needed]

  1. ^ Brown & Kiddle (1870) The institutes of English grammar, p. 19.
    Ies is the plural of the English name of the letter; the plural of the letter itself is rendered I's, Is, i's, or is.