Latin alpha

Latin alpha
Ɑ ɑ
Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	alphabetic
Language of origin	International Phonetic Alphabet, General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages
Sound values	[ɑ]
In Unicode	U+2C6D, U+0251
History
Development	A a/Α α Ɑ ɑ
Time period	1890s to present
Sisters	A, Ɒ
Other
Writing direction	Left-to-Right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

Latin alpha (majuscule: Ɑ, minuscule: ɑ), script a, or single-story a is a letter of the Latin alphabet based on one lowercase form of a, or on the Greek lowercase alpha (α).