M
13th letter of the Latin alphabet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about M?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
This article is about the letter of the Roman alphabet. For the letter of the Cyrillic script (М, м), see Em (Cyrillic). For the letter of the Greek script (Μ, μ), see Mu (letter). For other uses, see M (disambiguation).
For technical reasons, "M#" redirects here. For the programming language, see M Sharp.
M, or m, is the thirteenth 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 em (pronounced /ˈɛm/), plural ems.[1]
This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2016) |
Quick Facts Usage, Writing system ...
M | |
---|---|
M m | |
Usage | |
Writing system | Latin script |
Type | Alphabetic and Logographic |
Language of origin | Latin language |
Phonetic usage | [m] [ɱ] [n] [n̼] /ɛm/ |
Unicode codepoint | U+004D, U+006D |
Alphabetical position | 13 Numerical value: 1000 |
History | |
Development | |
Time period | ~-700 to present |
Descendants | • ₥ • ™ • ℠ • ᴟ • ꬺ • ꟽ ɯ ɰ • ꟿ • ᛗ |
Sisters | М Ӎ מ ם م ܡ מּ ﬦ Ⰿ ࠌ 𐌼 |
Other | |
Other letters commonly used with | m(x) |
Associated numbers | 1000 |
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. |
Close