K/k
11th letter of the basic Latin alphabet
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Summary
K/k is a consonant letter[1]. K/k draws 23,093 Wikipedia views per month (consonant letter category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: Latin-script letter[3]
- Part of: Romanian alphabet[4], Slovak alphabet[5], Vietnamese alphabet[6], Turkish alphabet[7], Azerbaijani Latin alphabet[8], French alphabet[9], Finnish alphabet[10], Africa Alphabet[11], African reference alphabet[12], Pan-Nigerian alphabet[13], Benin National Alphabet[14], English alphabet[15], Breton alphabet[16], Esperanto alphabet[17]
- Commons category: K[18]
- Unicode character: K[19], Ｋ[20], Ⓚ[21], 🄚[22], ⒦[23], 🅚[24], 🅺[25], 🄺[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:K[27]
- Commons gallery: K[28]
- Inspired by: hand[29]
- Represents: Braille pattern dots-13[30]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[32], The New Student's Reference Work[33], Pauly–Wissowa[34]
- Different from: Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew[35], К[36], kappa[37], K[38]
- Code: -.-[39], Kilo[40], K[41]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for K/k include K Street[42], a road[43], in United States[44] and Kay County[45], a county of Oklahoma[46], in United States[47], founded in 1895[48].
Why It Matters
K/k has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] K/k is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for K/k include K Street[42], a road[43], in United States[44] and Kay County[45], a county of Oklahoma[46], in United States[47], founded in 1895[48].