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F is the 6th letter of the Latin alphabet. It originated from the Semitic letter vāv via Greek and Etruscan. In modern English, it is typically pronounced as /f/ and has a numerical value of 6. It is written in various languages and its shape and name have been adapted over time from Phoenician to Roman and modern forms while retaining the same basic sound value and position in the alphabet.

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F (Disambiguation) Long S Technical Reasons F-Sharp

F is the 6th letter of the Latin alphabet. It originated from the Semitic letter vāv via Greek and Etruscan. In modern English, it is typically pronounced as /f/ and has a numerical value of 6. It is written in various languages and its shape and name have been adapted over time from Phoenician to Roman and modern forms while retaining the same basic sound value and position in the alphabet.

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This article is about the letter of the alphabet. For other uses, see F (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with the long s, ſ.
For technical reasons, "F#" redirects here. For other uses, see F-sharp.

Faf

Ff

(See below)

Usage

Writing system Latin script

Type Alphabetic

Language of origin Latin language

Phonetic usage [f]

[ɸ~h]

[ʍ~xʷ]

[v]
/ɛf/
Unicode value U+0046, U+0066

Alphabetical position 6

Numerical value: 6

History

Development





 Ϝϝϛ
 𐌅
 Ff

Time period ~-700 to present

Descendants •Ḟ

•₣
•℉

•ꟻ

•ꬵ

•∫
•𝆑

Sisters U

Y
Ʊ

У
Ў

Υυ

‫ו‬

‫ּו‬

‫ֹו‬

‫و‬

‫ۋ‬
𝆑

𝆑
𐌅
Վվ

Ոո

Ււ
և

Transliteration equivalents U

W
Y

Variations (See below)

Other

Other letters commonly used with f(x)

Associated numbers 6

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F (named ef[1] /ɛf/)[2] is the sixth letter in the modern English
alphabet and the ISO basic Latin alphabet.

ISO basic
Latin alphabet

Aa Bb Cc Dd

Ee Ff Gg Hh

Ii Jj Kk Ll

Mm Nn Oo Pp

Qq Rr Ss Tt

Uu Vv Ww Xx

Yy Zz

 v
 t
 e

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