H/h

Also known as h, aitch, ʜ, H, Hotel, hotel

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 (pronounced , plural haitches).

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H is the eighth letter of the Latin alphabet and is used in English and many other languages around the world. It matters because it's a fundamental component of written language, helping to represent sounds and form the words we use to communicate.

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Grapheme.letter: H h
Grapheme.name: H
Grapheme.script: Latin script
Grapheme.type: Alphabet
Grapheme.typedesc: ic
Grapheme.language: Latin language
Grapheme.unicode: U+0048, U+0068
Grapheme.alphanumber: 8
Grapheme.fam1: O6N24V28
Grapheme.fam2: class=skin-invert-image|20px|Ḥet
Grapheme.fam3: class=skin-invert-image|20px|Heth
Grapheme.fam4: 𐤇‎
Grapheme.fam5: Η
Grapheme.fam6: 𐌇
Grapheme.usageperiod: 700 BCE to present
Grapheme.children: {{flex list|Ħ||Ⱶ|Ꟶ|Һ|ʰ|h|ħ|{{not a typo|\mathbb{H}}}}}
Grapheme.associates: h(x), ch, gh, nh, ph, sh, ſh, th, wh, (x)h
Grapheme.direction: Left-to-right

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Image: Semaphore Hotel.svg

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Commons category: H
code: H
Unicode character: 🄷
Commons gallery: H
native label: H

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Name
English
Other languages
History
Use in writing systems
English
Other languages
Other systems
Other uses
Related characters
Descendants and related characters in the Latin alphabet
Ancestors, siblings, and descendants in other alphabets
Derived signs, symbols, and abbreviations
Other representations
Computing <span class="anchor" id="Computing codes"></span>
Other
See also
References
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{{Infobox grapheme | name = H | letter = H h | script = Latin script | type = Alphabet | typedesc = ic | language = Latin language | phonemes = | unicode = U+0048, U+0068 | alphanumber = 8 | number = | fam1 = O6N24V28 | fam2 = class=skin-invert-image|20px|Ḥet | fam3 = class=skin-invert-image|20px|Heth | fam4 = 𐤇‎ | fam5 = Η | fam6 = 𐌇 | usageperiod = 700 BCE to present | children = {{flex list|Ħ||Ⱶ|Ꟶ|Һ|ʰ|h|ħ|{{not a typo|\mathbb{H}}}}} | sisters = | equivalents = | associates = h(x), ch, gh, nh, ph, sh, ſh, th, wh, (x)h | direction = Left-to-right | image = File:Latin_letter_H.svg | imageclass = skin-invert-image }}