k

See also: Appendix:Variations of "k"

k U+006B, k LATIN SMALL LETTER K ← j [U+006A] Basic Latin l → [U+006C]

Character variations

ᵏ U+1D4F, ᵏ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL K ← ᵎ [U+1D4E] Phonetic Extensions ᵐ → [U+1D50]

ｋ U+FF4B, ｋ FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER K ← ｊ [U+FF4A] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｌ → [U+FF4C]

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Translingual

English Wikipedia has an article on:

k

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

From the upper-case form, K.

Pronunciation

• (IPA):

  Pronunciation of IPA [kɑː, ɑkkɑː] with the sound [k]:

  (file)

Letter

k (upper case K)

1. The eleventh letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

Symbol

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Voiceless velar plosive

Wikipedia

k

1. (IPA) A voiceless velar plosive.
2. (geology) The permeability of a material for fluids.
3. (physics) The spring constant of an elastic material.
4. (thermodynamics) The heat capacity ratio.

   Synonym: γ

5. (Cyrillic, phonetics) A voiceless uvular plosive, equivalent to IPA ⟨q⟩.

Etymology 2

Taken from the SI prefix k- for kilo- meaning thousands multiplier.

Noun

k

2. (suffixive) 1000 (thousand)

   Alternative form: K

   Holonym: M (10⁶)

   Near-synonyms: k-, K-, M (nonsuffixive)

   5k = 5000;   5K = 5000

Gallery

• Letter styles
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  Uppercase and lowercase versions of K, in normal and italic type
• 
  Uppercase and lowercase K in Fraktur

See also

• (IPA): ɡ (“voiced velar plosive”)
• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter K):  Ḱḱ  Ǩǩ  Ķķ  Ḳḳ  Ḵḵ  Ƙƙ  Ⱪⱪ  ᶄᶄ  Ꝁꝁ  ᴋ  Ｋｋ

Other representations of K:

NATO phonetic: Kilo Morse code: –·– Braille: ⠅ ASL Manual: K

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

• Uppercase: K
• With cedilla: ķ
• With hook: ƙ
• With háček: ǩ
• With acute: ḱ
• With dot below: ḳ
• With line below: ḵ
• ĸ (kra)
• Κ (kappa)
• К (ka)