P | |||
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P p | |||
Usage | |||
Writing system | Latin script | ||
Type | Alphabetic and logographic | ||
Language of origin | Latin language | ||
Sound values | [p] [pʰ] [(p)f] [pʼ] [b] /piː/ | ||
In Unicode | U+0050, U+0070 | ||
Alphabetical position | 16 | ||
History | |||
Development |
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Time period | ~−700 to present | ||
Descendants | • Ᵽ • ₱ • ℘ • ⅌ • ℗ • ♇ • ꟼ • ¶ | ||
Sisters | Π π Ⲡ П ף פ פּ ف ܦ ࠐ 𐎔 በ ጰ ፐ Պ պ प 𐍀 པ | ||
Other | |||
Associated graphs | p(x), ph | ||
Writing direction | Left-to-right | ||
ISO basic Latin alphabet |
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AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz |
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 /ˈpiː/), plural pees.[1]