letter

grapheme in an alphabetic system of writing
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letter

Summary

letter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,406 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • letter is a type of grapheme[2].
  • letter is a type of alphanumeric character[3].
  • letter is part of digraph[4].
  • letter is part of multigraph[5].
  • letter is part of word[6].
  • letter's Commons category is recorded as Letters[7].
  • letter comprises consonant letter[8].
  • letter comprises vowel letter[9].
  • letter's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Letters[10].
  • letter's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[11].
  • letter's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • letter's used by is recorded as alphabetic writing system[13].
  • letter's used by is recorded as syllabic writing system[14].
  • letter's used by is recorded as abjad[15].
  • letter's used by is recorded as abugida[16].
  • letter's equivalent class is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Letter[17].
  • letter's equivalent class is recorded as https://sigma.ontologyportal.org/sigma/OWL.jsp?kb=SUMO&flang=OWL&term=Character[18].
  • letter's different from is recorded as letter[19].
  • letter's different from is recorded as intra-word punctuation mark[20].
  • letter's different from is recorded as logogram[21].
  • letter's has list is recorded as Q11877390[22].
  • letter's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q135113647[23].
  • letter's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include grapheme[2] and alphanumeric character[3].

Use and Application

Components include consonant letter[8] and vowel letter[9]. Part of include digraph[4], multigraph[5], and word[6]. Recorded used by include alphabetic writing system[13], syllabic writing system[14], abjad[15], and abugida[16].

Influence

Things named for letter include Artiletra[25], a magazine[26], founded in 1991[27], headquartered in Mindelo[28].

Why It Matters

letter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,406 views/month).[1] letter has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] letter is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for letter include Artiletra[25], a magazine[26], founded in 1991[27], headquartered in Mindelo[28].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Suggested Upper Merged Ontology. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'an', 'ann', 'ar', 'ast', 'av', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'bar', 'bat_smg
    Equivalent class → http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Letter, https://sigma.ontologyportal.org/sigma/OWL.jsp?kb=SUMO&flang
    Pronunciation audio → —
    Sitelink count → 154
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P443]]: De-Buchstabe.ogg"
  2. 27d ago · Jeuwre · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: De-Buchstabe.ogg"
  3. 6w ago · Samoasambia · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has list → Q11877390
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2354]]: [[Q11877390]]"
  4. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Greek letter alpha serif+sans.svg, Kielitynkäkuva.png, Lettres.jpeg
    Svkkl authority id → 0358655-pismena
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0358655-pismena, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  5. 19w ago · Verdy p · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Greek letter alpha serif+sans.svg, Kielitynkäkuva.png, Lettres.jpeg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Kielitynkäkuva.png"
  6. 20w ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Part of → digraph, multigraph, word
    Has part(s) → consonant letter, vowel letter
    Subclass of → grapheme, alphanumeric character
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P577]]: 1970, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779097876633"
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