K

K
K k
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic and Logographic
Language of originLatin language
Sound values
In UnicodeU+004B, U+006B
Alphabetical position11
History
Development
Time period~−700 to present
Descendants • K
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Sisters
Other
Associated graphsk(x)
Writing directionLeft-to-right
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K, or k, is the eleventh 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 kay (pronounced /ˈk/), plural kays.[1]

The letter K usually represents the voiceless velar plosive.

  1. ^ "K" Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "kay," op. cit.