[lowercase letter]

1. Sentence case:lowercaseletters are the default orunmarked form ofwriting.
2. Single lowercase letter (either by itself, or as a combination of lowercase letters that can be used by themselves):
   1. Some symbols are composed of a single lowercase letter:
      1. Symbols of some units ofmeasurement.

         m=metre,s=second

      2. (mathematics) Some symbols in mathematicalnotation.

         q=electricalcharge,x=an unknownvariable

   2. Sometimes used inRoman numerals; other times they are written inuppercase letters.

      i = 1,ii = 2, ...,v = 5

3. First-letter lowercase:
   1. Used inlower camel case.

      iPod;eBay

   2. Used in someabbreviations for units of measurement, formed with lowercase prefix + uppercase unit.

      kA=kiloampere

   3. InpH andpOH.
4. All lower case:
   1. As a style choice.
   2. Used in certain abbreviations andinitialisms.

      a.m.;laser

   3. (computing) Used in file names,e-mail addresses and thedomain names of a website.

      test2.txt; john.doe@example.com; www.example.com

   4. (computing) Used in terminal orcommand line interfaces.

      lib64 -> usr/lib

   5. (informal, text messaging) Informal writing (often avoiding theshift key, to type more quickly).

      hey john what u up to?

      just editing wikipedia

   6. (Internet, video games) Used in certain onlineusernames.

      @thedark_legend22

   7. (dictionaries) Entries are typically listed in lowercase.

      gibberingverb – to gibber.

[lowercase letter]

1. First-letter lowercase:
   1. Someproper nouns beginning withff; in certainblack letter typefaces, the capitalF looked like (and was later taken to be) two lowercasefs.

      fforde;ffrench (surnames)

[lowercase letter]

1. First-letter lowercase:
   1. 'n is never capitalised; when used at the beginning of a sentence, the following word is capitalised instead.

      'n Opening moet jy aan die ark maak

      A window shalt thou make to the ark
      –Genesis 6:16

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