V
| V | |
|---|---|
| V v | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Type | Alphabetic and logographic |
| Language of origin | Latin language |
| Sound values | [v] [w] [β̞] [f] [b] [u] [ə] [ə̃] [y] [ʋ] [ɯ] [ɤ] |
| In Unicode | U+0056, U+0076 |
| Alphabetical position | 22 |
| History | |
| Development | |
| Time period | c. 700 BCE to present |
| Descendants | • U • W • ∨ • ℣ • Ꮴ • Ꮙ • Ꮩ |
| Sisters | F Ѵ У Ў Ұ Ү Ꝩ ו و ܘ וּ וֹ ࠅ 𐎆 𐡅 ወ વ ૂ ુ उ |
| Transliterations | Y, U, W |
| Other | |
| Associated graphs | v(x) |
| Writing direction | Left-to-right |
| ISO basic Latin alphabet |
|---|
| AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz |
V, or v, is the twenty-second 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 vee (pronounced /ˈviː/ ⓘ), plural vees.