J/j

Also known as j, jay, i with hook, initial i with hook, ᴊ, Juliett, Juliet, letter J

J, or j, is the tenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its usual name in English is jay (pronounced ), with a now-uncommon variant jye . thumb|Writing "J" in cursive When used in the International Phonetic Alphabet for the voiced palatal approximant (the sound of "y" in "yes") it may be called yod or jod (pronounced or ).

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J is the tenth letter of the Latin alphabet used in English and many other languages worldwide, typically pronounced as "jay." In specialized linguistic contexts, it can represent the "y" sound (as in "yes") and is sometimes called "yod" or "jod."

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Grapheme.name: J
Grapheme.letter: J j
Grapheme.script: Latin script
Grapheme.type: Alphabet
Grapheme.typedesc: ic
Grapheme.language: Latin language
Grapheme.unicode: U+004A, U+006A, U+0237
Grapheme.alphanumber: 10
Grapheme.fam1: D36
Grapheme.fam2: class=skin-invert-image|20px|Yad
Grapheme.fam3: class=skin-invert-image|20px|Yad
Grapheme.fam4: class=skin-invert-image|20px|Yad
Grapheme.fam5: class=skin-invert-image|20px|Yad
Grapheme.fam6: class=skin-invert-image|20px|Early Yota
Grapheme.fam7: Ιι
Grapheme.fam8: 𐌉
Grapheme.fam9: I i
Grapheme.usageperiod: 14th century to present

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Image: Semaphore Juliet.svg

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Commons category: J
Unicode character: ⒥
Commons gallery: J
code: Juliett
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History
Use in writing systems
English
Romance languages
Other European languages
Other languages
Other writing systems
Other uses
Related characters
Other representations
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== History == {| class="wikitable" ! Egyptian hieroglyph ꜥ ! Phoenician Yodh ! Western GreekIota ! EtruscanI ! LatinI ! LatinJ |--- align=center |class=skin-invert-image|alt=Egyptian Hieroglyph describing an arm|45px |class=skin-invert-image|30px |class=skin-invert-image|50px |class=skin-invert-image|25px |class=skin-invert-image|x30px|Latin I |class=skin-invert-image|x30px|Latin J |} thumb|right|Children's book from 1743, showing I and J considered to be the same letter