The name the is pronounced [θɛ], like the pronunciation of ⟨the⟩ in "theft".

In Unicode, this letter is called "Es with descender".

Occasionally, it also has the hook diacritic curved rightward like an ogonek, as in the SVG image shown in the sidebar.

[1] The is used in the alphabets of the Bashkir, Chuvash, and Enets It is usually romanized as 'ś', 'ş', 'θ' or 'þ'.

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