J, or j, is the tenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its usual name in English is jay (pronounced ), with a now-uncommon variant jye . thumb|Writing "J" in cursive When used in the International Phonetic Alphabet for the voiced palatal approximant (the sound of "y" in "yes") it may be called yod or jod (pronounced or ).
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J is the tenth letter of the Latin alphabet used in English and many other languages worldwide, typically pronounced as "jay." In specialized linguistic contexts, it can represent the "y" sound (as in "yes") and is sometimes called "yod" or "jod."
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- Romance languages
- Other European languages
- Other languages
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J, or j, is the tenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its usual name in English is jay (pronounced ), with a now-uncommon variant jye . thumb|Writing "J" in cursive When used in the International Phonetic Alphabet for the voiced palatal approximant (the sound of "y" in "yes") it may be called yod or jod (pronounced or ).
== History == {| class="wikitable" ! Egyptian hieroglyph ꜥ ! Phoenician Yodh ! Western GreekIota ! EtruscanI ! LatinI ! LatinJ |--- align=center |class=skin-invert-image|alt=Egyptian Hieroglyph describing an arm|45px |class=skin-invert-image|30px |class=skin-invert-image|50px |class=skin-invert-image|25px |class=skin-invert-image|x30px|Latin I |class=skin-invert-image|x30px|Latin J |} thumb|right|Children's book from 1743, showing I and J considered to be the same letter