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Twenty-first letter of the Latin alphabet

This article is about the letter of the alphabet. For other uses, see [U (disambiguation)](/source/U_(disambiguation)).

U U u Usage Writing system Latin script Type Alphabetic Language of origin Latin Sound values [u] [w] [ʉ] [y] [ʏ] [h] [ʊ] [ɵ] [ø] [ɔ̝] [iː] [ɨ] [ɯ] [ɤ] [ʌ] [ɐ] [ə] [ɛ] [juː] [jʉː] In Unicode U+0055 U+0075 Alphabetical position 21 History Development Υ υ 𐌖 V U u Time period 1386 to present Descendants W ᴝ ꭎ [fr] ∪ ∩ Sisters F W Ѵ У Ў Ұ Ү ו و ܘ וּ וֹ ࠅ 𐎆 𐡅 ወ વ ૂ ુ उ Other Associated graphs u(x) qu Writing direction Left-to-right This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

ISO basic Latin alphabet AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz v t e

**U** ([minuscule](/source/Letter_case): **u**) is the twenty-first [letter](/source/Letter_(alphabet)) and the fifth [vowel letter](/source/Vowel_letter) of the [Latin alphabet](/source/Latin_alphabet), used in the modern [English alphabet](/source/English_alphabet) and the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its [name in English](/source/English_alphabet#Letter_names) is *u* (pronounced [/ˈjuː/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English) [ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-U.wav)), plural *ues*.[1][2][*[full citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include)*][3][a]

## Name

In English, the name of the letter is the "long U" sound, pronounced [/ˈjuː/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English). In most other languages, its name matches the letter's pronunciation in [open syllables](/source/Open_syllable).

Pronunciation of the name of the letter ⟨u⟩ in European languages

## History

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Proto-Sinaitic Phoenician Waw Western Greek Upsilon Latin V Latin U

U derives from the Semitic [waw](/source/Waw_(letter)), as does [F](/source/F), and later, [Y](/source/Y), [W](/source/W), and [V](/source/V). Its oldest ancestor goes back to [Egyptian hieroglyphs](/source/Egyptian_hieroglyphs), and is probably from a hieroglyph of a mace or [fowl](/source/Fowl), representing the sound [[v](/source/Voiced_labiodental_fricative)] or the sound [[w](/source/Voiced_labial%E2%80%93velar_approximant)]. This was borrowed to Phoenician, where it represented the sound [[w](/source/Voiced_labial%E2%80%93velar_approximant)], and seldom the vowel [[u](/source/Close_back_rounded_vowel)].

In [Greek](/source/Greek_language), two letters were adapted from the Phoenician waw. The letter was adapted, but split in two, with [Digamma](/source/Digamma) or wau ⟨Ϝ⟩ being adapted to represent [[w](/source/Voiced_labial%E2%80%93velar_approximant)], and the second one being [Upsilon](/source/Upsilon) ⟨Υ⟩, which was originally adapted to represent [[u](/source/Close_back_rounded_vowel)], later fronted, becoming [[y](/source/Close_front_rounded_vowel)].

In [Latin](/source/Latin), a stemless variant shape of the upsilon was borrowed in early times as U, taking the form of modern-day [V](/source/V) – either directly from the [Western Greek alphabet](/source/Western_Greek_alphabet) or from the [Etruscan alphabet](/source/Etruscan_alphabet) as an intermediary – to represent the same /[u](/source/Close_back_rounded_vowel)/ sound, as well as the consonantal /[w](/source/Voiced_labial%E2%80%93velar_approximant)/, *num* – originally spelled *NVM* – was pronounced /num/ and *via* was pronounced [\[ˈwia\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Latin). From the 1st century AD on, depending on [Vulgar Latin](/source/Vulgar_Latin) dialect, consonantal /[w](/source/Voiced_labial%E2%80%93velar_approximant)/ developed into /[β](/source/Voiced_bilabial_fricative)/ (kept in [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language)), then later to /[v](/source/Voiced_labiodental_fricative)/.

During the late [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages), two minuscule forms developed, which were both used for /[v](/source/Voiced_labiodental_fricative)/ or the vowel /[u](/source/Close_back_rounded_vowel)/. The pointed form ⟨v⟩ was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form ⟨u⟩ was used in the middle or end, regardless of sound. So whereas 'valour' and 'excuse' appeared as in modern printing, 'have' and 'upon' were printed 'haue' and 'vpon', respectively. The first recorded use of ⟨u⟩ and ⟨v⟩ as distinct letters is in a Gothic alphabet from 1386, where ⟨v⟩ preceded ⟨u⟩. Printers eschewed capital ⟨U⟩ in favor of ⟨V⟩ into the 17th century and the distinction between the two letters was not fully accepted by the French Academy until 1762.[4][5][*[better source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Questionable_sources)*] The rounded variant became the modern-day version of U and its former pointed form became [V](/source/V).

## Use in writing systems

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Pronunciation of ⟨u⟩ by language Orthography Phonemes Afrikaans /y/, /œ/ Catalan /u/, /w/ Standard Chinese[6] (Pinyin) /u/, /y/ Danish /u/, /ɔ/ Dutch /y/, /ʏ/ English /ʌ/, /juː/, /uː/, /ʊ/, /ɜː/, /jʊə/, /ʊə/, /w/, silent Esperanto /u/ Faroese /u/, /ʊ/ French /y/, /ɥ/ German /uː/, /ʊ/ Icelandic /u/, /ʏ/ Indonesian[7] /u/ Italian /u/, /w/ Japanese (Hepburn) /ɯ/, silent Lithuanian /ʊ/ Low German /u/, /ʊ/ Malay /u/, /w/ Norwegian /ʉː/, /ʉ/, /ʊ/ Portuguese /u/, /w/ Spanish /u/ Swedish /ʉː/, /ɵ/, /ʊ/ Turkish /u/ Welsh /ɨ̞/, /ɨː/ or /ɪ/, /iː/

### English

In [English](/source/English_language), the letter ⟨u⟩ has four main pronunciations. There are "long" and "short" pronunciations. Short ⟨u⟩, found originally in closed syllables, most commonly represents /[ʌ](/source/Open-mid_back_unrounded_vowel)/ (as in 'duck'), though it retains its old pronunciation /[ʊ](/source/Near-close_near-back_rounded_vowel)/ after [labial consonants](/source/Labial_consonant) in some words (as in 'put') and occasionally elsewhere (as in 'sugar'). Long ⟨u⟩, found originally in words of French origin (the descendant of Old English long ⟨u⟩ was respelled as ⟨[ou](/source/Ou_(digraph))⟩), most commonly represents [/juː/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English) (as in 'mule'), reducing to /[uː](/source/Close_back_rounded_vowel)/ after ⟨r⟩ (as in 'rule'), ⟨j⟩ (as in 'June') and sometimes (or optionally) after ⟨l⟩ (as in 'lute'), and after additional consonants in American English (a [do–dew merger](/source/Do%E2%80%93dew_merger)). (After ⟨s⟩, /sjuː, zjuː/ have assimilated to /ʃuː, ʒuː/ in some words.)

The letter ⟨u⟩ is used in the digraphs ⟨au⟩ /[ɔː](/source/Open-mid_back_rounded_vowel)/, ⟨ou⟩ (various pronunciations, but usually /aʊ/), and with the value of long ⟨u⟩ in ⟨eu⟩, ⟨ue⟩, and in a few words ⟨ui⟩ (as in 'fruit'). It often has the sound /[w](/source/Voiced_labial%E2%80%93velar_approximant)/ before a vowel in the sequences ⟨qu⟩ (as in 'quick'), ⟨gu⟩ (as in 'anguish'), and ⟨su⟩ (as in 'suave'), though it is silent in final ⟨que⟩ (as in 'unique') and in many words with ⟨gu⟩ (as in 'guard').

Additionally, the letter ⟨u⟩ is used in [text messaging](/source/Text_messaging), the [Internet](/source/Internet_slang), and other written slang to denote 'you', by virtue of both being pronounced [/juː/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English).

Certain varieties of the English language (i.e. [British English](/source/British_English), [Canadian English](/source/Canadian_English), etc.) use the letter U in words such as *colour*, *labour*, *valour*, etc. In [American English](/source/American_English), the letter is not used, and the words mentioned are spelled as *color* and so on.

It is the thirteenth most frequently used letter in the English language,[*[when?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items)*] with a frequency of about 2.8% in words.[8]

### Other languages

In most languages that use the Latin alphabet, ⟨u⟩ represents the [close back rounded vowel](/source/Close_back_rounded_vowel) /[u](/source/Close_back_rounded_vowel)/ or a similar vowel.[9]

- In [French orthography](/source/French_orthography) the letter represents the [close front rounded vowel](/source/Close_front_rounded_vowel) /[y](/source/Close_front_rounded_vowel)/; /[u](/source/Close_back_rounded_vowel)/ is represented by ⟨ou⟩.

- In [Dutch](/source/Dutch_orthography#Sound_to_spelling_correspondences) and [Afrikaans](/source/Afrikaans#Orthography), it represents either /[y](/source/Close_front_rounded_vowel)/, or a near-close near-front rounded vowel /[ʏ](/source/Near-close_near-front_rounded_vowel)/; likewise, the phoneme /[u](/source/Close_back_rounded_vowel)/ is represented by ⟨oe⟩.

- In [Welsh orthography](/source/Welsh_orthography) the letter can represent a long [close front unrounded vowel](/source/Close_front_unrounded_vowel) /[iː](/source/Close_front_unrounded_vowel)/ or short [near-close near-front unrounded vowel](/source/Near-close_near-front_unrounded_vowel) /[ɪ](/source/Near-close_near-front_unrounded_vowel)/ in Southern dialects. In Northern dialects, the corresponding long and short vowels are a long [close central unrounded vowel](/source/Close_central_unrounded_vowel) /[ɨː](/source/Close_central_unrounded_vowel)/ and a short lowered close central unrounded vowel /[ɨ̞](/source/Near-close_central_unrounded_vowel)/, respectively. /[uː](/source/Close_back_rounded_vowel)/ and /[ʊ](/source/Near-close_near-back_rounded_vowel)/ are represented by ⟨w⟩.

### Other systems

The [International Phonetic Alphabet](/source/International_Phonetic_Alphabet) uses ⟨u⟩ for the [close back rounded vowel](/source/Close_back_rounded_vowel).

## Other uses

Main article: [U (disambiguation)](/source/U_(disambiguation))

- The symbol 'U' is the chemical symbol for [uranium](/source/Uranium).

- In the context of [Newtonian mechanics](/source/Newton's_laws_of_motion), 'U' is the symbol for the [potential energy](/source/Potential_energy) of a system.

- 'u' is the symbol for the [unified atomic mass unit](/source/Unified_atomic_mass_unit), and 'U' is the symbol for one [enzyme unit](/source/Enzyme_unit).

- In the [International Phonetic Alphabet](/source/International_Phonetic_Alphabet), the [close back rounded vowel](/source/Close_back_rounded_vowel) is represented by the lowercase ⟨u⟩.

- 'U' is also the source of the mathematical symbol ∪, representing a [union](/source/Union_(set_theory)). It is used mainly for [Venn diagrams](/source/Venn_diagram) and [geometry](/source/Geometry).

- It is used for *micro-* in metric measurements as a replacement for the Greek letter [μ](/source/%CE%9C) (mu), of which it is a graphic approximation when that Greek letter is not available, as in "um" for [μm](/source/%CE%9Cm) (micrometer).

- Some universities, such as the [University of Miami](/source/University_of_Miami) and the [University of Utah](/source/University_of_Utah), are locally known as "The U".

- 'U' (or sometimes RU) is a standard height unit of measure in [rack units](/source/Rack_unit), with each U equal to 44.50 millimetres (1.75 in).

- 'U' is used as the symbol of the World War II organization [Ustaše](/source/Usta%C5%A1e).

- *U* is an honorific in Burmese.[10]

- The prefix U+ (then a number) is used to indicate a [codepoint](/source/Codepoint) as being in the [Unicode](/source/Unicode) character encoding system (to distinguish it from other encoding systems). For example, the codepoints for the letters ⟨U⟩ and ⟨u⟩ are given formally as U+0055 U LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U and U+0075 u LATIN SMALL LETTER U.

## Related characters

### Ancestors, descendants and siblings

- ⟨𐤅‎⟩: [Semitic](/source/Phoenician_alphabet) letter [Waw](/source/Waw_(letter)), from which the following symbols originally derive: - ⟨Υ υ⟩: [Greek](/source/Greek_alphabet) letter [Upsilon](/source/Upsilon), from which U derives - ⟨V v⟩: Latin letter [V](/source/V), descended from U - ⟨W w⟩: Latin letter [W](/source/W), descended from V/U - ⟨Y y⟩: Latin letter [Y](/source/Y), also descended from Upsilon - ⟨У у⟩: [Cyrillic](/source/Cyrillic) letter [U](/source/U_(Cyrillic)), which also derives from Upsilon - ⟨Ү ү⟩: Cyrillic letter [Ue](/source/Ue_(Cyrillic)) - ⟨Ϝ ϝ⟩: [Greek](/source/Greek_alphabet) letter [Digamma](/source/Digamma) - ⟨F f⟩: Latin letter [F](/source/F), derived from Digamma

- [IPA](/source/International_Phonetic_Alphabet)-specific symbols related to U: ⟨[ʊ](/source/Near-close_near-back_rounded_vowel)⟩ ⟨[ɥ](/source/Voiced_labial%E2%80%93palatal_approximant)⟩

- [Uralic Phonetic Alphabet](/source/Uralic_Phonetic_Alphabet)-specific symbols related to U:[11] - U+1D1C ᴜ LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL U - U+1D41 ᵁ MODIFIER LETTER CAPITAL U - U+1D58 ᵘ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL U - U+1D64 ᵤ LATIN SUBSCRIPT SMALL LETTER U - U+1D1D ᴝ LATIN SMALL LETTER SIDEWAYS U - U+1D1E ᴞ LATIN SMALL LETTER SIDEWAYS DIAERESIZED U - U+1D59 ᵙ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL SIDEWAYS U

- [Teuthonista](/source/Teuthonista) phonetic transcription-specific symbols related to U:[12] - U+AB4E ꭎ LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH SHORT RIGHT LEG - U+AB4F ꭏ LATIN SMALL LETTER U BAR WITH SHORT RIGHT LEG - U+AB51 ꭑ LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED UI - U+AB52 ꭒ LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH LEFT HOOK - U+AB5F ꭟ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL U WITH LEFT HOOK

- U+1DB8 ᶸ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL CAPITAL U: used for phonetic transcription[13]

- ⟨Ꞿ ꞿ⟩: Glottal U, used in the transliteration of [Ugaritic](/source/Ugaritic)[14]

- U with [diacritics](/source/Diacritic): ⟨[Ŭ ŭ](/source/%C5%AC) [Ʉ ʉ](/source/%C9%84) ᵾ⟩[13] ⟨ᶶ⟩[13] ⟨Ꞹ⟩[15] ⟨ꞹ⟩[15] ⟨[Ụ ụ](/source/Dot_(diacritic))⟩ ⟨[Ü ü](/source/%C3%9C)⟩ ⟨Ǜ ǜ⟩ ⟨Ǘ ǘ⟩ ⟨Ǚ ǚ⟩ ⟨Ǖ ǖ⟩ ⟨Ṳ ṳ⟩ ⟨[Ú ú](/source/%C3%9A)⟩ ⟨[Ù ù](/source/%C3%99)⟩ ⟨[Û û Ṷ ṷ](/source/Circumflex)⟩ ⟨[Ǔ ǔ](/source/Caron)⟩ ⟨[Ȗ ȗ](/source/%C8%96)⟩ ⟨[Ű ű](/source/Double_acute_accent)⟩ ⟨[Ŭ ŭ](/source/%C5%AC)⟩ ⟨[Ư ư](/source/%C6%AF)⟩ ⟨Ứ ứ⟩ ⟨Ừ ừ⟩ ⟨Ử ử⟩ ⟨Ự ự⟩ ⟨Ữ Ữ⟩ ⟨[Ủ ủ](/source/Hook_above)⟩ ⟨[Ū ū](/source/Macron_(diacritic))⟩ ⟨Ū̀ ū̀⟩ ⟨Ū́ ū́⟩ ⟨Ṻ ṻ⟩ ⟨Ū̃ ū̃⟩ ⟨[Ũ ũ](/source/Tilde)⟩ ⟨Ṹ ṹ⟩ ⟨Ṵ ṵ⟩ ⟨[ᶙ](/source/Hook_(diacritic))⟩[13] ⟨[Ų ų Ų́ ų́ Ų̃ ų̃](/source/Ogonek)⟩ ⟨[Ȕ ȕ](/source/Double_grave_accent)⟩ ⟨[Ů ů](/source/Ring_(diacritic))⟩ - U+A7B8 Ꞹ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH STROKE and U+A7B9 ꞹ LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH STROKE are used in the [Mazahua language](/source/Mazahua_language) and feature a [bar diacritic](/source/Bar_(diacritic)).

### Ligatures and abbreviations

- ∪: [Union](/source/Union_(set_theory)), an [infix notation](/source/Infix_notation).

- ∩: [Intersection](/source/Intersection_(set_theory)), an infix notation.

## Other representations

### Computing

- U+0055 U LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U

- U+0075 u LATIN SMALL LETTER U

- U+FF35 Ｕ [FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U](/source/Half-width_and_full-width_forms)

- U+FF55 ｕ FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER U

### Other

NATO phonetic Morse code Uniform ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ⓘ

Signal flag Flag semaphore American manual alphabet (ASL fingerspelling) British manual alphabet (BSL fingerspelling) Braille dots-136 Unified English Braille

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** *Ues* is the plural of the name of the letter; the plural of the letter itself is rendered *U's*, *Us*, *u's*, or *us*.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "U". *[Oxford English Dictionary](/source/Oxford_English_Dictionary)* (2nd ed.). [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). 1989.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** *Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged*. 1993.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Brown, Goold](/source/Goold_Brown); [Kiddle, Henry](/source/Henry_Kiddle) (1870). [*The institutes of English grammar*](https://archive.org/details/institutesofen00bro/page/19). New York, W. Wood & co. p. 19.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** cf. "U," in *Dictionnaire de l'Académie Françoise*, 4th ed., 2: 893. 2 vols. Paris: Chez la Veuve de Bernard Brunet, Imprimeur de l'Académie Françoiſe, 1762. [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k12803850/f901.item](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k12803850/f901.item); and "U," in *Dictionnaire de l'Académie Françoise*, 4th ed., 2: 893. 2 vols. Paris: Chez la Veuve de Bernard Brunet, Imprimeur de l'Académie Françoiſe, 1762. [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k12803850/f901.item](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k12803850/f901.item).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Pflughaupt, Laurent (2008). [*Letter by Letter: An Alphabetical Miscellany*](https://archive.org/details/letterbyletteral0000pflu). Translated by Bruhn, Gregory. [Princeton Architectural Press](/source/Princeton_Architectural_Press). pp. 123–124. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-56898-737-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-56898-737-8). Retrieved June 21, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_7-0)** Odinye, Sunny Ifeanyi (January 2015). ["Phonology of Mandarin Chinese: Pinyin vs. IPA"](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305639269). *[ResearchGate](/source/ResearchGate)*. Retrieved May 17, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Indonesian Alphabet and Pronunciation"](http://mylanguages.org/indonesian_alphabet.php). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210508102904/https://mylanguages.org/indonesian_alphabet.php) from the original on May 8, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Frequency Table"](https://pi.math.cornell.edu/~mec/2003-2004/cryptography/subs/frequencies.html). *pi.math.cornell.edu*. Retrieved May 8, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Latin"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170611064919/http://www.ancientscripts.com/latin.html). *Ancient Scripts*. Archived from [the original](http://www.ancientscripts.com/latin.html) on June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Pun, Sharon (August 4, 2018). ["The meaning behind Myanmar names"](https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/the-meaning-behind-myanmar-names/). *Frontier Myanmar*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210214114737/https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/the-meaning-behind-myanmar-names/) from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Everson, Michael](/source/Michael_Everson) (March 20, 2002). ["L2/02-141: Uralic Phonetic Alphabet characters for the UCS"](https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2002/02141-n2419-uralic-phonetic.pdf) (PDF). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180219081033/http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2002/02141-n2419-uralic-phonetic.pdf) (PDF) from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [Everson, Michael](/source/Michael_Everson); Dicklberger, Alois; Pentzlin, Karl; Wandl-Vogt, Eveline (June 2, 2011). ["L2/11-202: Revised proposal to encode "Teuthonista" phonetic characters in the UCS"](https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2011/11202-n4081-teuthonista.pdf) (PDF). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171011012426/http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2011/11202-n4081-teuthonista.pdf) (PDF) from the original on October 11, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-L204132_14-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-L204132_14-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-L204132_14-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-L204132_14-3) Constable, Peter (April 19, 2004). ["L2/04-132 Proposal to add additional phonetic characters to the UCS"](https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2004/04132-n2740-phonetic.pdf) (PDF). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171011014355/http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2004/04132-n2740-phonetic.pdf) (PDF) from the original on October 11, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Suignard, Michel (May 9, 2017). ["L2/17-076R2: Revised proposal for the encoding of an Egyptological YOD and Ugaritic characters"](https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2017/17076r2-n4792r2-egyptological-yod.pdf) (PDF). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190330043926/https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2017/17076r2-n4792r2-egyptological-yod.pdf) (PDF) from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-L216032_16-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-L216032_16-1) Jacquerye, Denis (January 22, 2016). ["L2/16-032: Proposal to encode two Latin characters for Mazahua"](https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2016/16032-latin-mazahua.pdf) (PDF). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190330042902/https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2016/16032-latin-mazahua.pdf) (PDF) from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2018.

## External links

- Media related to [U](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/U) at Wikimedia Commons

- The dictionary definition of [*U*](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/U) at Wiktionary

- The dictionary definition of [*u*](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/u) at Wiktionary

v t e Latin script History Spread Romanization Roman numerals Ligatures Alphabets (list) Classical Latin alphabet ISO basic Latin alphabet Phonetic alphabets International Phonetic Alphabet X-SAMPA Spelling alphabet Letters (list) Letters of the ISO basic Latin alphabet Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz Additional Latin letters Æ æ Ɑ ɑ Ʌ ʌ Ꞵ ꞵ Ð ð Ɛ ɛ Ə ə Ǝ ə Ɣ ɣ Ƣ ƣ Ɩ ɩ Ɥ ɥ Ꟛ ꟛ Ŋ ŋ Œ œ Ɔ ɔ Ɤ ɤ Kʼ ĸ Ʀ ʀ ẞ ß Ʃ ʃ Ɯ ɯ Ʊ ʊ Ꞷ ꞷ Ʋ ʋ Ƿ ƿ Ȝ ȝ ϴ θ Ʒ ʒ Ƹ ƹ Þ þ Ȣ ȣ Ꭓ ꭓ Ɂ ʔ ɂ ꟎ ʕ ꟏ ǀ ǁ ǂ ǃ ʘ ʻ ʼ Ꞌ ꞌ Ƨ ƨ Ꜫ ꜫ Ꜭ ꜭ Ƽ ƽ Ƅ ƅ 7 Letter U with diacritics Úú Ùù Ŭŭ Ûû Ǔǔ Ůů Üü Ǘǘ Ǜǜ Ǚǚ Ǖǖ Űű Ũũ Ṹṹ Ųų Ų́ų́ Ų̃ų̃ Ūū Ṻṻ Ū̀ū̀ Ū́ū́ Ū̃ū̃ Ủủ Ȕȕ Ȗȗ Ưư Ứứ Ừừ Ữữ Ửử Ựự Ụụ Ṳṳ Ṷṷ Ṵṵ Ʉʉ Ꞹꞹ Ꞿꞿ ᶙ ꭒ Multigraphs Digraphs Ch Dz Dž Gh IJ Lj Ll Ly Nh Nj Ny Sh Sz Th Trigraphs dzs eau Tetragraphs ough Keyboard layouts (list) QWERTY QWERTZ AZERTY Dvorak Colemak BÉPO Neo Historical standards ISO/IEC 646 Western Latin character sets Current standards Unicode DIN 91379: Unicode subset for Europe Lists Precomposed Latin characters in Unicode Letters used in mathematics, science, and engineering List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks Diacritics Palaeography

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