F/f

Also known as f, ef, Foxtrot, ꜰ, letter F, foxtrot

F, or f, is the sixth letter of the Latin alphabet and many modern alphabets influenced by it, including the modern English alphabet and the alphabets of all other modern western European languages. Its name in English is ef (pronounced ), and the plural is efs.

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F is the sixth letter of the Latin alphabet that is used in English and most modern Western European languages. It matters because it is a fundamental component of written communication in these widely-spoken languages.

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Key facts

Grapheme.name: F
Grapheme.letter: F f
Grapheme.script: Latin script
Grapheme.type: Alphabet
Grapheme.typedesc: ic
Grapheme.language: Latin language
Grapheme.unicode: U+0046 U+0066
Grapheme.alphanumber: 6
Grapheme.number: 6, 15
Grapheme.fam1: T3
Grapheme.fam2: class=skin-invert-image|20px|Waw
Grapheme.fam3: class=skin-invert-image|20px
Grapheme.fam4: class=skin-invert-image|20px|Waw
Grapheme.fam5: Ϝ ϝ ϛ
Grapheme.fam6: 𐌅
Grapheme.usageperiod: 700 BCE to present
Grapheme.associates: f(x)
Grapheme.direction: Left-to-right

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Wikidata facts

Image: Semaphore Foxtrot.svg

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Commons category: F
Unicode character: Ｆ
Commons gallery: F
code: Foxtrot

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Contents

History
Use in writing systems
English
Other languages
Other systems
Other uses
Related characters
Ancestors, descendants and siblings
Ligatures and abbreviations
Other representations
Computing <span class="anchor" id="Computing codes"></span>
Other
Notes
References
External links

== History == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! Proto-Sinaitic ! Phoenicianwaw ! Western GreekDigamma ! EtruscanV or W ! LatinF |- | class=skin-invert-image|40px | class=skin-invert-image|frameless|40x40px | class=skin-invert-image|40px | class=skin-invert-image|30px | class=skin-invert-image|x30px|Latin F |}