D

This article is about the letter of the alphabet. For other uses, see D (disambiguation).

D
D d
Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Latin language
Sound values	[d] [t] [d͡ʒ] [ɗ] [z~j] [ⁿd] [ɖ] [ɾ] [ð~ð̞~ð̠˕ˠ]
In Unicode	U+0044, U+0064
Alphabetical position	4
History
Development	Δ δ 𐌃 D d
Time period	c. 700 BCE to present
Descendants	Ď Dž Dz Đ Ð Ƌ Ꭰ ₫ ∂ Ⓓ ⓓ ⒟ 🄓 🄳 🅓 🅳 🇩
Sisters	Д (ד د ܕ) Դ դ Ꭰ Ꮫ ደ
Other
Associated graphs	d(x)
Associated numbers	4; 500
Writing direction	Left-to-right

D (minuscule: d) is the fourth 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 dee (pronounced /ˈdiː/ ^ⓘ), plural dees.