H

H
H h
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originLatin language
Sound values
In UnicodeU+0048, U+0068
Alphabetical position8
History
Development
O6
N24
V28
Time period~−700 to present
Descendants
Sisters
Other
Associated graphsh(x), ch, gh, nh, ph, sh, ſh, th, wh, (x)h
Writing directionLeft-to-right
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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/, plural haitches.[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.