O/o

Also known as o, letter 15, Oscar, O, oscar

O, or o, is the fifteenth letter and the fourth vowel 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 o (pronounced ), plural oes.

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O is the fifteenth letter of the Latin alphabet and the fourth vowel letter used in English and many other languages around the world. It matters because vowels like O are essential building blocks of written language, allowing us to form readable words and communicate effectively in writing.

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Grapheme.name: O
Grapheme.letter: O o
Grapheme.script: Latin script
Grapheme.type: Alphabet
Grapheme.typedesc: ic
Grapheme.language: Latin language
Grapheme.unicode: U+004F, U+006F
Grapheme.alphanumber: 15
Grapheme.fam1: D4
Grapheme.fam2: class=skin-invert-image|20px|Proto-sinaitic ʿayin
Grapheme.fam3: class=skin-invert-image|20px
Grapheme.fam4: class=skin-invert-image|20px|Phoenician Ayin
Grapheme.fam5: Ο ο
Grapheme.fam6: 𐌏
Grapheme.usageperiod: 700 BCE to present
Grapheme.associates: o(x)
Grapheme.direction: Left-to-right
Grapheme.image: File:Latin_letter_O.svg

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Image: Semaphore Oscar.svg

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Commons category: O
Unicode character: 🄾
Commons gallery: O
code: O

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Name
History
Use in writing systems
English
Other languages
Other systems
Other uses
Related characters
Descendants and related characters in the Latin alphabet
Derived signs, symbols and abbreviations
Ancestors and siblings in other alphabets
Other representations
Computing <span class="anchor" id="Computing codes"></span>
Other
See also
Notes
References
External links

==Name== In English, the name of the letter is the "long O" sound, pronounced . In most other languages, its name matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. thumb|Pronunciation of the name of the letter in European languages|upright=1.5|center|class=skin-invert-image