Ñ
Ñ is a Latin script letter used in some languages. The squiggle on the top is called a tilde. It is used, for example, in Spanish, Crimean Tatar, and Nauruan.
Spanish
In Spanish, Ñ represents the IPA sound /ɲ/, the voiced palatal nasal. This approximately sounds like ny, some examples of usage are piñata (sounds like pinyata), jalapeño (sounds like alapenyo), and español (sounds like espanyol).
Crimean Tatar
In Crimean Tatar, it represents the IPA sound /ŋ/, which approximately sounds like "ng". This usage is also used in Nauruan.
Nauruan
In Nauruan, it represents the IPA sound /ŋ/, which approximately sounds like "ng". This usage is also used in Crimean Tatar.
Ñ Media
Proto-semitic Nun, a theological invention.
Proto-Canaanite letter
Phoenician letter nun
Glyph shape found in ancient Greek epigraphy (Nu).
In medieval times,
~ was a shorthand for an n. Thus, this inscription is read "Tanto monta" ("it amounts as much"). It was engraved in Alhambra after Reconquista by the Catholic Monarchs, meaning that both Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon were equivalent in power ("Tanto monta, monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando").
Serial letter 'Ñ' Potez 540 plane of the Spanish Republican Air Force
ñ used in the word piñata
ñ is to the right of l on a Spanish keyboard layout.
