Iota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Greek alphabet
Αα	Alpha	Νν	Nu
Ββ	Beta	Ξξ	Xi
Γγ	Gamma	Οο	Omicron
Δδ	Delta	Ππ	Pi
Εε	Epsilon	Ρρ	Rho
Ζζ	Zeta	Σσ	Sigma
Ηη	Eta	Ττ	Tau
Θθ	Theta	Υυ	Upsilon
Ιι	Iota	Φφ	Phi
Κκ	Kappa	Χχ	Chi
Λλ	Lambda	Ψψ	Psi
Μμ	Mu	Ωω	Omega
Other letters
Ϝϝ	Digamma	Ϟϟ	Koppa
Ϛϛ	Stigma	Ϡϡ	Sampi
Ͱͱ	Heta	Ϸϸ	Sho
Ϻϻ	San

Iota (written as Ι for uppercase and ι for lowercase) is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used to make the "i" sound, much like the "i" in "sit" or "machine," in both Ancient and Modern Greek.

Iota in Numbers and Words

In the system of Greek numerals, Iota has a value of 10. This means it was used like a number in ancient times.

Many letters in other alphabets came from Iota. For example, the Roman letter I (which we use in English) and the Cyrillic letter І (used in languages like Russian) both developed from the Greek Iota.

The word "iota" is also used in English to mean a very small or tiny amount of something. If you say "not an iota of difference," it means there is no difference at all, not even a tiny bit!

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• I (letter)