iota

ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
Place greek_letter Q14399
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iota

Summary

iota is a Greek letter[1]. iota draws 1,376 Wikipedia views per month (greek_letter category, ranking #16 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • iota's instance of is recorded as Greek letter[3].
  • iota's based on is recorded as 𐤉[4].
  • iota followed Θ/θ[5].
  • iota was followed by kappa[6].
  • iota is part of Greek alphabet[7].
  • iota is used for iotified letter[8].
  • iota's Commons category is recorded as Iota (letter)[9].
  • iota's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Iota (letter)[10].
  • iota's Commons gallery is recorded as Ι[11].
  • iota's depicted by is recorded as Ι[12].
  • iota's depicted by is recorded as ι[13].
  • iota's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • iota's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[15].
  • iota's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[16].
  • iota's different from is recorded as Ɩ[17].
  • iota's different from is recorded as I/i[18].
  • iota's different from is recorded as І/і[19].
  • iota's different from is recorded as vertical bar[20].
  • iota's different from is recorded as L/l[21].
  • iota's different from is recorded as ا[22].

Body

Geography

iota is part of Greek alphabet[7].

Designation and Status

iota's instance of is recorded as Greek letter[3].

Cultural Significance

Things named for iota include SARS-CoV-2 Iota variant[23], a group or class of strains[24].

Why It Matters

iota draws 1,376 Wikipedia views per month (greek_letter category, ranking #16 of 23).[2] iota has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] iota is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for iota include SARS-CoV-2 Iota variant[23], a group or class of strains[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1h ago · Bksm · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Otto's encyclopedia, New International Encyclopedia
    Has use iotified letter
    Followed by
    Part of Greek alphabet
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4342]]: ι_-_gresk_bokstav"
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