E
E, or e, is the fifth letter and the second 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 e (pronounced /ˈiː/); plural es, Es or E's.
| E | |||
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| E e | |||
| Usage | |||
| Writing system | Latin script | ||
| Type | Alphabetic | ||
| Language of origin | Latin language | ||
| Phonetic usage |
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| Unicode codepoint | U+0045, U+0065 | ||
| Alphabetical position | 5 | ||
| History | |||
| Development |
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| Time period | c. 700 BC to present | ||
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| Other letters commonly used with | ee, e(x), e(x)(y) | ||
| Writing direction | Left-to-Right | ||
| ISO basic Latin alphabet |
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| AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz |
It is the most commonly used letter in many languages, including Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Latin, Latvian, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish.
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