The Accent Letters

Ȟ Capital H with caron

Ȟ
NameCapital H with caron
Lowercaseȟ
UnicodeU+021E (Latin Capital Letter H With Caron)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeȞ or Ȟ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 021E with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut021E then Alt+X
LaTeX\v{H}
CSS / JavaScript\021E / \u021E
UTF-8 bytesC8 9E
URL encoded%C8%9E

Ȟ is the letter H with the caron (háček). A small v above a letter, called háček in Czech and kvačica in Croatian. It softens consonants (č, š, ž, ř) and marks the third tone in Pinyin (ǎ, ǐ).

How to type Ȟ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 021E (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word021E then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 021e, Space
HTMLȞ
LaTeX\v{H}
Excel=UNICHAR(542)

About the caron (háček)

See every letter with the caron (háček).

Other accented H letters

Ĥ Capital H with circumflexĦ Capital H with strokeḢ Capital H with dot aboveḤ Capital H with dot belowḦ Capital H with umlautḨ Capital H with cedillaḪ Capital H with breve belowAll H accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Ȟ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 021E with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for Ȟ?

Ȟ is U+021E, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H WITH CARON. In HTML write Ȟ.

Which languages use Ȟ?

Ȟ is mostly used in transliteration, phonetics and lesser-documented languages.