F

F
F f
Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Latin language
Sound values	[f] [ɸ~h] [ʍ~xʷ] [v] /ɛf/
In Unicode	U+0046 U+0066
Alphabetical position	6 Numerical value: 6, 15
History
Development	Ϝ ϝ ϛ 𐌅 F f
Time period	~−700 to present
Descendants	Ḟ ₣ ℉ ꟻ ꬵ 𝆑
Sisters	U V W Y Ʊ Ϝ У Ў Ұ Υ ו, וּ, וֹ, ﻭ, ۋ, ܘ ࠅ 𐎆 𐌖 Վ վ Ո ո Ւ ւ և
Transliterations	U V W Y
Other
Associated graphs	f(x)
Associated numbers	6, 15
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
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F, or f, is the sixth letter of the Latin alphabet and many modern alphabets influenced by it, including the modern English alphabet and the alphabets of all other modern western European languages. Its name in English is ef^[a] (pronounced /ˈɛf/), and the plural is efs.^[1]

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