H

H
H h
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originLatin language
Phonetic usage[h]
[x]
[ħ]
[∅]
[ɦ]
[ɥ]
[ʜ]
[ʔ]
[◌ʰ]
[ç]
//
/h/
Unicode codepointU+0048, U+0068
Alphabetical position8
History
Development
O6
N24
V28
Time period~-700 to present
DescendantsĦ
Ƕ


Һ
ʰ
h
ħ
SistersИ
Һ
Ԧ
ח
ح
ܚ


𐎅
𐎈
Հ հ
Other
Other letters commonly used withh(x), ch, gh, nh, ph, sh, ſh, th, wh, (x)h
Writing directionLeft-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.

H, or h, is the eighth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, including the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is aitch (pronounced //, plural aitches), or regionally haitch /h/.[1]

  1. ^ "H" Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989); Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993); "aitch" or "haitch", op. cit.

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