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W (Letter)

W
Latin W.svg
Spellings
Capital W
Bas-de-casse w
Use
Alphabets Latin
Order 23 th
Phonemes main / W / , / v / , / / ...

W is the 23rd letter and the 18thconsonant in the Latin alphabet today.

Summary

History

Title with two U to represent a W (several UUitches).

It is an old tie dating from the Middle Ages , joining two V (hence the French name, double v) or two U (in English : double u). Chilperic added to the alphabet of four characters of his invention , among whom there was one assigned to the pronunciation that has been made by the double w. The names of origin Teutonic and should receive, in texts written in Latin , a correct spelling and fixed (THIERRY, Stories Merovingian, 1840).

For more details on the history of this letter, please ligature (typography) W #.

Plot

There are two main routes for this letter: cross or not. Version corresponds to two cross V superimposed on each other.

So, more often, sometimes found a W-shaped "trident" with a single pole connectors, including fonts Bauhaus (in) or OCR A (en).

  • W Cross (Linux Libertine).

  • W uncrossed.

  • W "trident".

Coding

Computer

A W crossed, (U +20 A9), is the currency symbol of the won , the currency of Korea.

Radio

Audio file
W Morse

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Other

Signaling Sign language Writing
Braille
Flag Semaphore French Quebec
ICS Whiskey.svg Semaphore Whiskey.svg RSA LettreW.jpg LSQ w.jpg Braille W.svg

See also

Latin alphabet
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Additional letters d ( ) /
With diacritical superscript: N

hook or crook: ( ) H ( )

registered: DJ ( ) pm T Z
Digraphs C. Dx Gb Kp LI Mb Mp Nd Ng Nh Nk Ns Nt Ny Nz Or Sh Th
Trigrams C'h Ngb NKP Sch Tsh
Obsolete letters s
Variants of the letter W
Superscript diacritic W (acute accent) (caret) W (grave accent) (hook) W (point suscrit) W (round head) W (umlaut)
Diacritical subscribed W (DOT)

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