This article is about the letter. For other uses, see Q (disambiguation) and Queue (disambiguation).
For technical reasons, "Q#" redirects here. For the programming language, see Q Sharp.
Q
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Usage
Writing system
Latin script
Type
Alphabetic and Logographic
Language of origin
Greek language Latin language
Phonetic usage
(Table) /ˈkjuː/
Unicode codepoint
U+0051, U+0071
Alphabetical position
17
History
Development
𐌒
Q q
Time period
Unknown to present
Descendants
• Ƣ • Ɋ • ℺ • Ԛ
Sisters
Φ Ф ק ق ܩ ࠒ 𐎖 ቀ Փ փ Ֆ ֆ
Other
Other letters commonly used with
q(x)
Writing direction
Left-to-Right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.
Q, or q, is the seventeenth 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 pronounced /ˈkjuː/, most commonly spelled cue, but also kew, kue and que.[1]
^"Q", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989). Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993) lists "cue" and "kue" as current. James Joyce used "kew"; it and "que" remain in use.
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