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Also known as k, kay, Kilo, , K, kilo

K, or k, is the eleventh 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 kay (pronounced ), plural kays.

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K is the eleventh letter of the alphabet used in English and many other languages around the world. It's a fundamental building block of written language that allows us to represent the "k" sound in words we read and write every day.

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Grapheme.name
K
Grapheme.letter
K k
Grapheme.script
Latin script
Grapheme.type
Alphabet
Grapheme.typedesc
ic and Logographic
Grapheme.language
Latin language
Grapheme.unicode
U+004B, U+006B
Grapheme.alphanumber
11
Grapheme.fam1
D46
Grapheme.fam2
class=skin-invert-image|20px|Khof
Grapheme.fam3
class=skin-invert-image|20px|Kaph
Grapheme.fam4
class=skin-invert-image|20px|Kaph
Grapheme.fam6
𐌊
Grapheme.usageperiod
700 BCE to present
Grapheme.associates
k(x)
Grapheme.direction
Left-to-right
Grapheme.image
File:Latin_letter_K.svg
Grapheme.imageclass
skin-invert-image

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K
Unicode character
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15 sections
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  • 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

K, or k, is the eleventh 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 kay (pronounced ), plural kays.

The letter K usually represents the voiceless velar plosive.

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