U/u

Also known as u, Uniform, ᴜ, U, uniform

U, or u, is the twenty-first letter and the fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet and the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is u (pronounced ), plural ues.

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U is the twenty-first letter of the English alphabet and one of five vowel letters that represent key sounds in spoken language. It appears in countless English words and is used in alphabets around the world based on the Latin alphabet system.

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Key facts

Grapheme.name: U
Grapheme.letter: U u
Grapheme.script: Latin script
Grapheme.type: Alphabet
Grapheme.typedesc: ic
Grapheme.language: Latin
Grapheme.no_unicode_code: yes
Grapheme.alphanumber: 21
Grapheme.fam1: G43T3
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: class=skin-invert-image|20px|Waw
Grapheme.fam7: 𐌖
Grapheme.fam8: V
Grapheme.usageperiod: 1386 to present
Grapheme.direction: Left-to-right
Grapheme.image: File:Latin_letter_U.svg

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Image: Semaphore Uniform.svg

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Unicode character: 🅄
Commons category: U
Commons gallery: U
code: U

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Name
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><span class="anchor" id="Codes for computing"></span>
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== Name == In English, the name of the letter is the "long U" 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