J

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Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Latin language
Sound values	[j]; [dʒ]~[tʃ]; [x~h]; [ʒ]; [ɟ]; [ʝ]; [dz]; [tɕ]; [gʱ]; [ts]; [dʑ]; [ʐ]; [ʃ]; [c̬]; [i]; /dʒeɪ/; /dʒaɪ/;
In Unicode	U+004A, U+006A, U+0237
Alphabetical position	10
History
Development	Ιι 𐌉 I i J j; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Time period	14th century to present
Descendants	• Ɉ; • Tittle; • J
Sisters	І; Ј; י; ي; ܝ; ی; ࠉ; 𐎊; ዪ; Ⴢ; ⴢ; ჲ;
Other
Associated graphs	j(x), ij
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.

J, or j, is the tenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its usual name in English is jay (pronounced /ˈdʒeɪ/), with a now-uncommon variant jy /ˈdʒaɪ/.^[2]^[3]

When used in the International Phonetic Alphabet for the voiced palatal approximant (the sound of "y" in "yes") it may be called yod or jod (pronounced /ˈjɒd/ or /ˈjoʊd/).^[4]

^ "J-letter". Encyclopedia Britannica.
^ "J", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989)
^ "J" and "jay", Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993)
^ "yod". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)