Letter

Symbol in an alphabet or written communication.

mail epistle

A letter is a written or printed communication addressed to a particular person or group of people. It can also refer to a symbol in an alphabet.

/ˈletə(r)/

From Old English lītere, from Latin littera meaning 'letter of the alphabet'.

A letter is a symbol in an alphabet that helps us write words and communicate with others, like when you write a thank-you note to your grandma.

The Phoenician alphabet, around 1050 BC, is considered the ancestor of many modern alphabets
Some languages use letters with diacritics, like accents or umlauts, to change their sound
The printing press revolutionized letter production, making mass communication possible

correspondence note

communication writing

email postcard telegram

envelope stamp

postal service correspondence

communication written