The Accent Letters

ȟ H with caron

ȟ
NameH with caron
UppercaseȞ
UnicodeU+021F (Latin Small Letter H With Caron)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeȟ or ȟ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 021F with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut021F then Alt+X
LaTeX\v{h}
CSS / JavaScript\021F / \u021F
UTF-8 bytesC8 9F
URL encoded%C8%9F

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 + 021F (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word021F then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 021f, Space
HTMLȟ
LaTeX\v{h}
Excel=UNICHAR(543)

About the caron (háček)

See every letter with the caron (háček).

Other accented h letters

ĥ h with circumflexħ h with strokeḣ h with dot aboveḥ h with dot belowḧ h with umlautḩ h with cedillaḫ h with breve belowẖ h with line 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 021F with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ȟ?

ȟ is U+021F, named LATIN SMALL LETTER H WITH CARON. In HTML write ȟ.

Which languages use ȟ?

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