Q

Q is the seventeenth (number 17) letter in the English alphabet. It is nearly always followed by a silent letter U. Q makes a kw sound as in quick or a k sound as in unique.

The Latin alphabet
	Aa	Bb	Cc	Dd
Ee	Ff	Gg	Hh	Ii	Jj
Kk	Ll	Mm	Nn	Oo	Pp
Qq	Rr	Ss	Tt	Uu	Vv
	Ww	Xx	Yy	Zz

Some people say that the letter Q is not needed, because the sound it makes can be made with C or K and W instead. The same thing is said about the letter X.

Below are some ancient ways of writing Q:

Egyptian hieroglyph Q	Phoenician Q	Etruscan Q	Greek Qoppa

Meanings for Q

• In chess, Q is used to mean the queen piece.
• In English, Q can be a short letter for 'question'.
• In a deck of playing cards, Q is used to mark each of the queens.
• In science fiction, Q is a character in several Star Trek television shows.
• Q is also the name of a character in the James Bond film series, who was played by Desmond Llewelyn (and John Cleese after Desmond Llewelyn died).
• In Internet slang, "q" is used for the Spanish word "que", which means "that", "which", or "what".
• In physics, q is used to mean charge^[1]

References

1. "Electric Charge (Q or q)" (PDF). www.physics.sfsu.edu. San Francisco State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2016.