P

P
P
P p
Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic and logographic
Language of origin	Latin language
Sound values	[p]; [pʰ]; [(p)f]; [pʼ]; [b]
In Unicode	U+0050, U+0070
Alphabetical position	16
History
Development	𐌐 P p; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Time period	c. 700 BCE to present
Descendants	• Ᵽ; • ₱; • ℘; • ⅌; • ℗; • ♇; • ꟼ; • ¶
Sisters	Π π; Ⲡ; П; ף פ פּ; ف; ܦ; ࠐ; 𐎔; በ; ጰ; ፐ; Պ պ; प; 𐍀; པ
Other
Associated graphs	p(x), ph
Writing direction	Left-to-right

P (minuscule: p) is the sixteenth 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 pee (pronounced /ˈpiː/ ^ⓘ), plural pees.