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This article is about the letter of the alphabet. For other uses, see K (disambiguation).
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]
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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 • ₭ |
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Other | |
Associated graphs | k(x) |
Writing direction | Left-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. |
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The letter K usually represents the voiceless velar plosive.