P

P
P p
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic and logographic
Language of originLatin language
Sound values[p]
[]
[(p)f]
[]
[b]
/p/
In UnicodeU+0050, U+0070
Alphabetical position16
History
Development
D21
Time period~−700 to present
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SistersΠ π

П
ף פ פּ
ف
ܦ


𐎔



Պ պ

𐍀

Other
Associated graphsp(x), ph
Writing directionLeft-to-right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

P, or p, is the sixteenth 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 pee (pronounced /ˈp/), plural pees.[1]

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