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Usage | |
Writing system | Latin script |
Type | Alphabetic and Logographic |
Language of origin | Latin language |
Sound values | |
In Unicode | U+004B, U+006B |
Alphabetical position | 11 |
History | |
Development | |
Time period | ~−700 to present |
Descendants | • K • Ʞ • ₭ |
Sisters | |
Other | |
Associated graphs | k(x) |
Writing direction | Left-to-right |
ISO basic Latin alphabet |
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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 /ˈkeɪ/), plural kays.[1]
The letter K usually represents the voiceless velar plosive.