The letter “w” is subject to a wide range of variations through the addition ofdiacritics,capitalization,punctuation, and use in differentscripts. These include:
Capitalization and punctuation
[edit]Other representations of W:
- uu - minuscule
- Uu - majuscule
- UU - majuscule
- vv - minuscule
- Vv - majuscule
- VV - majuscule
- Ւ(W) - majuscule
- ւ(w) - minuscule
- Ƿ (wynn, majuscule, representing the sound /w/)
- ƿ (wynn, minuscule, representing the sound /w/)
- Ԝ - Majuscule
- ԝ - Minuscule
- Ў - Majuscule
- ў - Minuscule
- Ϝ – majuscule
- ϝ – minuscule
Two vovs together װ is the usual way to transliterate W in Israel, though Yemenite Jews pronounce the regular vov ו the same as W.
- w (Japanese internet slang for a laugh, smile)
- ₩ (symbol for thewon, the national currency ofSouth Korea)
- Upper case:𝔚 (normal),𝖂 (bold)
- Lower case:𝔴 (normal),𝖜 (bold)
Combinations with numbers
[edit]- ש, the Hebrew lettershin, looks similar, but represents the "sh" sound.
, the symbol for theold Israeli shekel.- ω, the Greek lowercaseomega, looks similar, but represents the letter "o".
- Ш, the Cyrillic letter, looks similar, but represents the '"sh" sound.
- Щ, the Cyrillic letter, looks similar, but represents the "shch" sound.
- ѡ, the Old Cyrillic lowercaseomega, looks similar, but represents the letter "o".
- Ѡ, the Old Cyrillic uppercaseomega, looks similar, but represents the letter "o" or the number 800.