W
Twenty-third letter of the Latin alphabet
Summary
W is the twenty-third 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 double-u, plural double-ues.
Originally created by Wathiik
5/20/2001, 10:27:32 PM
Modified
5/23/2026, 10:06:43 AM
Recent revisions
Rescuing orphaned refs ("Berry Roundhand" from rev 1355370143)
The image is irrelevant
/* Other languages */ Viva. lang
I changed the initial introduction to an A (minuscule: a) format. This change is being made primarily due to the inconsistency across latin-script letters, and I believe a format should be officiated. Until then, I'm working on transforming all letter introductions to this because I personally believe it does the best job conveying the information generally and aesthetically, but this specific format isn't a hill I'd die on so much as "there needs to be a specific format".
/* History */ 4th paragraph: re-ordered syntax and changed punctuation for (arguably) better reading flow.
Restored revision 1342535588 by [[Special:Contributions/Robby|Robby]] ([[User talk:Robby|talk]]): RV per [[WP:TRIVIA]]
I deleted the other citation now. Happy?
/* Name */
/* External links */ link to Commons is now defined on Wikidata
/* Name */ dubya
/* Use in writing systems */
/* Name */ added information on how the monosyllabic names for w differ from the names for v
/* Name */ fixed grammar
