N, or n, is the fourteenth 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 en (pronounced ), plural ens.
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N is the fourteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in English and many other languages around the world. It matters because, as a fundamental building block of written language, it's essential for spelling words and communicating through writing.
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- Grapheme.name
- N
- Grapheme.letter
- N n
- Grapheme.script
- Latin script
- Grapheme.type
- Alphabet
- Grapheme.typedesc
- ic and logographic
- Grapheme.language
- Latin language
- Grapheme.phonemes
- [][][][][][nˠ][][]
- Grapheme.unicode
- U+004E, U+006E
- Grapheme.alphanumber
- 14
- Grapheme.fam1
- I10
- Grapheme.fam2
- class=skin-invert-image|20px|Proto-Sinaitic Nun
- Grapheme.fam3
- class=skin-invert-image|20px|Proto-Caanite Nun
- Grapheme.fam4
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- History
- Use in writing systems
- English
- Other languages
- Other systems
- Other uses
- Related characters
- Descendants and related characters in the Latin alphabet
- Ancestors and siblings in other alphabets
- Derived signs, symbols and abbreviations
- Other representations
- Computing <span class="anchor" id="Computing codes"></span>
- Other
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
N, or n, is the fourteenth 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 en (pronounced ), plural ens.
==History== {| class="wikitable" ! Egyptian hieroglyph ! PhoenicianNun ! Western GreekNu ! Etruscan N ! Latin N |--- align=center |D | class=skin-invert-image|x30px | class=skin-invert-image|x35px | class=skin-invert-image|x30px | class=skin-invert-image|x30px|Latin N |}