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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Key facts
- 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
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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
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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 }}
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).