Y

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Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic and logographic
Language of origin	Latin language
Sound values	[j]; [i]; [iː]; [ɪ]; [ɘ]; [ə]; [ɯ]; [ɛː]; [ɥ]; [ɣ̟]; [ɛi]; [y]; [ʏ]; [ɨ]; [ʔ]; [ʝ]; [ɟ͡ʝ]; [d͡ʒ]; [d͡z]; [ʒ]; [ʃ]; [θ]; [ð]; [θ̠]; [z]; /waɪ/; /aɪ/;
In Unicode	U+0059, U+0079
Alphabetical position	25
History
Development	Υ υ Y y; ; ; ; ; ;
Time period	54 CE to present
Sisters	U; V; W; Ỿ; ¥; Ꮙ; Ꮍ; Ꭹ F; Ѵ; У; Ў; Ұ; Ү; ו; و; ܘ; וּ; וֹ; ࠅ; 𐎆; 𐡅; ወ; ય; य; য়;
Other
Associated graphs	y(x), ly, ny
Writing direction	Left-to-right

Y, or y, is the twenty-fifth and penultimate letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. According to some authorities, it is the sixth (or seventh if including W) vowel letter of the English alphabet. Its name in English is wye (pronounced /ˈwaɪ/ ^ⓘ), plural wyes.

In the English writing system, it mostly represents a vowel and seldom a consonant, and in other orthographies it may represent a vowel or a consonant.