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Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic and Logographic
Unicode value	U+0057, U+0077
Alphabetical position	23
History
Development	Υ υ 𐌖 Y V W w; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Time period	~600 to present
Other
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The 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

W is the twenty-third (number 23) letter in the Latin alphabet. Its name is pronounced "double-u"^{[note 1]} or "double-ve". It is the only letter with three syllables.

In words like away, what, write and women, the W is a consonant (semivowel). In words like draw, few, low and cwm, the W is a vowel.
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