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Also known as letter 15, Oscar, oscar

O, or o, is the fifteenth letter and the fourth vowel 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 o (pronounced ), plural oes.

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O is the fifteenth letter of the Latin alphabet and the fourth vowel letter used in English and many other languages around the world. It matters because vowels like O are essential building blocks of written language, allowing us to form readable words and communicate effectively in writing.

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Key facts

Grapheme.name
O
Grapheme.letter
O o
Grapheme.script
Latin script
Grapheme.type
Alphabet
Grapheme.typedesc
ic
Grapheme.language
Latin language
Grapheme.unicode
U+004F, U+006F
Grapheme.alphanumber
15
Grapheme.fam1
D4
Grapheme.fam2
class=skin-invert-image|20px|Proto-sinaitic ʿayin
Grapheme.fam3
class=skin-invert-image|20px
Grapheme.fam4
class=skin-invert-image|20px|Phoenician Ayin
Grapheme.fam5
Ο ο
Grapheme.fam6
𐌏
Grapheme.usageperiod
700 BCE to present
Grapheme.associates
o(x)
Grapheme.direction
Left-to-right
Grapheme.image
File:Latin_letter_O.svg

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Wikidata facts

Image
Semaphore Oscar.svg
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Commons category
O
Unicode character
🄾
depicted by
Oscar
Commons gallery
O
code
O
derivative work
Ꝏ/ꝏ
homoglyph
ه
writing system
Latin script
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