Greek alphabet
alphabet used to write the ancient or modern Greek language
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Summary
Greek alphabet is an alphabet[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of alphabet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73,782 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Based on: Phoenician script[3]
- Writing system: Greek script[4]
- Has use: Greek[5], Ancient Greek[6]
- Commons category: Greek alphabet[7]
- Language of work or name: Greek[8], Ancient Greek[9], Pontic Greek[10]
- Has part(s): Α/α[11], beta[12], Γ[13], delta[14], E[15], Ζ[16], Η[17], Θ/θ[18], iota[19], kappa[20], Λ[21], Μ/μ[22], nu[23], Ξ/ξ[24]
- Inception: 750 BC[25], 1000 BC[26], 900 BC[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Greek alphabet[28]
- Commons gallery: Greek alphabet[29]
- Location of creation: Classical Athens[30]
- Facet of: Greek[31]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[32]
- Script directionality: left-to-right[33]
- Topic has template: Template:Greek alphabet sidebar[34]
- Different from: Lydian[35]
- Name: Greek[36], grec[37]
- Has part(s) of the class: Greek letter[38]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[39], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[40]
- Unicode range: U+0370-03FF[41], U+1F00-1FFF[42], U+10140-1018F[43]
Why It Matters
Greek alphabet has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]