W/w
23rd letter of the basic Latin alphabet
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Summary
W/w ranks in the top 3% of latin script letter entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,694 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: Latin-script letter[2], consonant letter[3]
- Part of: Latin script[4], Polish alphabet[5], English alphabet[6], Breton alphabet[7], Romanian alphabet[8], Slovak alphabet[9], French alphabet[10], Czech alphabet[11], Finnish alphabet[12], African reference alphabet[13], Africa Alphabet[14], Pan-Nigerian alphabet[15], Benin National Alphabet[16], German alphabet[17]
- Commons category: W[18]
- Unicode character: W[19], Ｗ[20], Ⓦ[21], 🄦[22], ⒲[23], 🅦[24], 🆆[25], 🅆[26]
- Has part(s): V/v[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:W[28]
- Commons gallery: W[29]
- Depicted by: Braille pattern dots-2456[30]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[31], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[32], The New Student's Reference Work[33], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[34]
- Different from: W[35], Ԝ[36]
- Code: .--[37], Whiskey[38], W[39]
Why It Matters
W/w has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] W/w is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]