Q

This article is about the letter. For other uses, see Q (disambiguation), Que (disambiguation), and Queue (disambiguation).

Q
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Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic and logographic
Language of origin	Greek language Latin language
Sound values	(Table) [q] [k]
In Unicode	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
Associated graphs	q(x)
Writing direction	Left-to-right

Q (minuscule: 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.