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The character "è" is the lowercase letter "e" with a grave accent. It is used in several Romance languages, including French, Italian, Portuguese, and Catalan. In French, "è" represents a distinct vowel sound, typically an open-mid front unrounded vowel, similar to the "e" in the English word "bet" but often longer. In Italian, it also denotes an open "e" sound. In Portuguese, "è" is an accented form of "e" and is used to indicate a stressed syllable that has an open vowel sound. Catalan also utilizes "è" to signify an open "e" vowel. The grave accent is a diacritical mark that modifies the pronunciation of the base vowel. The uppercase form of this letter is "È". The character is part of the extended Latin alphabet and is commonly found in written texts of these languages.