N

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

N
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Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic and logographic
Language of origin	Latin language
Sound values	[n] [ŋ] [ɴ] [ɱ] [ɲ] [ɳ] [nˠ] [ⁿ] [◌̃]
In Unicode	U+004E, U+006E
Alphabetical position	14
History
Development	Ν ν 𐌍 N n
Time period	c. 700 BCE to present
Descendants	₦ Ƞ Ŋ ɧ ʩ
Sisters	Н Ң Ӊ Ӈ Ԋ נ, ן, ن, ܢ ނ Ն ն Մ մ ࠍ ነ ᚾ Ꮋ Ꮑ Ꮓ
Other
Associated graphs	n(x), nh, ng, ny
Writing direction	Left-to-right

N (minuscule: n) is the fourteenth 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 en (pronounced /ˈɛn/), plural ens.