V

V
V
V v
Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic and logographic
Language of origin	Latin language
Sound values	[v]; [w]; [β̞]; [f]; [b]; [u]; [ə]; [ə̃]; [y]; [ʋ]; [ɯ]; [ɤ]
In Unicode	U+0056, U+0076
Alphabetical position	22
History
Development	Υ υ 𐌖 U V v; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Time period	~−700 to present
Descendants	• U; • W; • ∨; • ℣; • Ꮴ; • Ꮙ; • Ꮩ
Sisters	F; Ѵ; У; Ў; Ұ; Ү; Ꝩ; ו; و; ܘ; וּ; וֹ; ࠅ; 𐎆; 𐡅; ወ; વ; ૂ ુ; उ
Transliterations	Y, U, W
Other
Associated graphs	v(x)
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.

V, or v, is the twenty-second letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is vee (pronounced /ˈviː/), plural vees.^[1]

^ "V", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "vee", op. cit.

[1] "V", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "vee", op. cit.

[1]