Pe (Armenian letter)

Pe
Pe
Պ պ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	p (Eastern Armenian) ; b (Western Armenian)
In Unicode	U+57A, U+57A
Alphabetical position	26; Numerical value: 800
History
Development	Պ պ;
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	800
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Pe (majuscule: Պ; minuscule: պ; Armenian: պե) is the twenty-sixth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It has a numerical value of 800.^[1] It is created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century. In Eastern Armenian, it represents the voiceless bilabial stop (/p/) while in Western Armenian, it represents the voiced bilabial stop (/b/).

Its minuscule form is similar in shape to the voiced velar approximant (ɰ) and the Cyrillic letter Cche (Ꚇ ꚇ).

Computing codes

Character information
Preview	Պ		պ
Unicode name	ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER PEH		ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER PEH
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	1354	U+054A	1402	U+057A
UTF-8	213 138	D5 8A	213 186	D5 BA
Numeric character reference	Պ	Պ	պ	պ