Q

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Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic and logographic
Language of originGreek language
Latin language
Sound values(Table)
/ˈkjuː/ [q] [k]
In UnicodeU+0051, U+0071
Alphabetical position17
History
Development
Time periodUnknown to present
Descendants  Ƣ
  Ɋ
 
  Ԛ
SistersΦ
Ф
ק
ق
ܩ


𐎖

Փ փ
Ֆ ֆ
Other
Associated graphsq(x)
Writing directionLeft-to-right

Q, or q, is the seventeenth 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 pronounced /ˈkj/ , most commonly spelled cue, but also kew, kue, and que.