M

This article is about the letter of the Roman alphabet. For the letter of the Cyrillic script (М, м), see Em (Cyrillic). For the letter of the Greek script (Μ, μ), see Mu (letter). For other uses, see M (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with ញ, ᛖ, ₥, ℳ, ෆ, or ʍ.

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M
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Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic and Logographic
Language of origin	Latin language
Sound values	[m] [ɱ] [n] [n̼] [◌̃] [∅]
In Unicode	U+004D, U+006D
Alphabetical position	13
History
Development	Μ μ 𐌌 M m
Time period	c. 700 BCE to present
Descendants	₥ ™℠ ᴟ ꬺ ꟽ ɯ ɰ ꟿ ᛗ
Sisters	М Ӎ מ ם م ܡ מּ ﬦ Ⰿ ࠌ 𐌼
Other
Associated graphs	m(x)
Associated numbers	1000
Writing direction	Left-to-right

M (minuscule: m) is the thirteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of several Western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is em (pronounced /ˈɛm/ ^ⓘ), plural ems.