U

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Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Latin
Sound values	[u]; [w]; [ʉ]; [y]; [ʏ]; [h]; [ʊ]; [iː]; [ɨː]; [ɯ]; [ɤ]; [ʌ]; [ɛ]; /juː/;
In Unicode	U+0055; U+0075;
Alphabetical position	21
History
Development	Υ υ 𐌖 V U u; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Time period	1386 to present
Descendants	W; ᴝ; ꭎ; ∪; ∩;
Sisters	F; W; Ѵ; У; Ў; Ұ; Ү; ו; و; ܘ; וּ; וֹ; ࠅ; 𐎆; 𐡅; ወ; વ; ૂ ુ; उ;
Other
Associated graphs	u(x); qu;
Writing direction	Left-to-right

U, or u, is the twenty-first letter and the fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet and the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is u (pronounced /ˈjuː/ ^ⓘ), plural ues.