The Accent Letters

Ḥ Capital H with dot below

Ḥ
NameCapital H with dot below
Lowercaseḥ
UnicodeU+1E24 (Latin Capital Letter H With Dot Below)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeḤ or Ḥ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 1E24 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut1E24 then Alt+X
LaTeX\d{H}
CSS / JavaScript\1E24 / \u1E24
UTF-8 bytesE1 B8 A4
URL encoded%E1%B8%A4

Ḥ is the letter H with the dot below. A dot under a letter. Vietnamese uses it for the heavy tone (ạ, ệ), Yoruba for open vowels (ẹ, ọ), and transliteration systems for retroflex sounds.

How to type Ḥ on every device

Device or appMethod
WindowsWin+. → Symbols
MacOption + 1E24 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word1E24 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 1e24, Space
HTMLḤ
LaTeX\d{H}
Excel=UNICHAR(7716)

About the dot below

See every letter with the dot below.

Other accented H letters

Ĥ Capital H with circumflexĦ Capital H with strokeȞ Capital H with caronḢ Capital H with dot aboveḦ Capital H with umlautḨ Capital H with cedillaḪ Capital H with breve belowAll H accents

Frequently asked questions

How do I type Ḥ on a keyboard?

On Windows, press Win+. and pick it from Symbols. On a Mac, hold Option and type 1E24 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for Ḥ?

Ḥ is U+1E24, named LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H WITH DOT BELOW. In HTML write Ḥ.

Which languages use Ḥ?

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