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The "X-height" is the height of a lowercase letter such as "a" or "m".
If a letter is taller than that, such as "l" or "t'", the part above the X-height is called an "ascender".
If a letter goes beneath the X-height, such as "g" or "p" do, then the part beneath is called a "descender".
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What number is the letter z in the alphabet?
The letter J is the 10th letter in the English alphabet. It is the 11th in the Spanish alphabet.
What letter in the English alphabet is after 'g'?
The alphabet has 26 letters. The letter "D" comes after the letter "C".The English alphabet, in order:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Is O the oldest alphabet?
O is not an alphabet. it is a letter in the alphabet, and it is not the oldest letter.
What is the 21st letter in the alphabet?
21st letter of the alphabet is the letter u.
What is the 20th letter of the Alphabet?
T is the 20th letter of the English Alphabet.
What are the First ten letter of the mandarin alphabet?
Mandarin has no alphabet. It is made of of different characters.
What are the parts of alphabet?
The individual letters are the parts of the alphabet.
Is there a different word for said that starts with every letter of the alphabet?
No
What is aksharam in Malayalam?
Aksharam in Malayalam refers to a letter of the alphabet, as Malayalam is a language that uses a script with individual characters representing different sounds.
Which letter is last in the alphabet?
The last letter included in the English alphabet was the letter J
What number is the letter z in the alphabet?
The letter J is the 10th letter in the English alphabet. It is the 11th in the Spanish alphabet.
What letter in the English alphabet is after 'g'?
The alphabet has 26 letters. The letter "D" comes after the letter "C".The English alphabet, in order:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
What letters are present in the Spanish alphabet that are not in the English alphabet?
The letters "ch", "ll", and "rr" are three letters that are not technically part of the Spanish alphabet anymore, but they make there own sounds. The only letter different still in the Spanish alphabet is the letter "ñ".
What is the meaning of each letter of litterature?
a - the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet b - the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet c - the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet d - the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet e - the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet f - the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet g - the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet h - the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet i - the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet j - the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet k - the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet l - the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet m - the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet n - the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet o - the 15th letter of the Roman alphabet p - the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet q - the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet r - the 18th letter of the Roman alphabet s - the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet t - the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet u - the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet v - the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet double-u, w - the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet x, ex - the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet wye, y - the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet ezed, izzard, zed, zee, z - the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard"
Is O the oldest alphabet?
O is not an alphabet. it is a letter in the alphabet, and it is not the oldest letter.
What is the 21st letter in the alphabet?
21st letter of the alphabet is the letter u.
What two parts of the Hebrew alphabet are referred by the lord?
The Hebrew alphabet is not divided into parts.
