W

W
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Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic and logographic
Sound values	[w]; [v]; [β]; [u]; [uː]; [ʊ]; [ɔ]; [ʋ]; [ʕʷ]; [ʙ]; [◌ʷ]; [ɣ]; [f];
In Unicode	U+0057, U+0077
Alphabetical position	23
History
Development	Υ υ 𐌖 Y V W w; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Time period	c. 600 CE to present
Descendants	• ʍ; • ɯ ɰ; • ₩;
Sisters	F; U; Ѵ; У; Ў; Ұ; Ү; ו; و; ܘ; וּ; וֹ; ࠅ; 𐎆; 𐡅; ወ; વ; ૂ ુ; उ;
Other
Associated graphs	w(x)
Writing direction	Left-to-right

W, or w, is the twenty-third 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 double-u, plural double-ues.