The Accent Letters

ḥ H with dot below

ḥ
NameH with dot below
UppercaseḤ
UnicodeU+1E25 (Latin Small Letter H With Dot Below)
HTML entitynone
HTML codeḥ or ḥ
Windows Alt codenone (use Win+. or Character Map)
Mac shortcutOption + 1E25 with Unicode Hex Input
Word shortcut1E25 then Alt+X
LaTeX\d{h}
CSS / JavaScript\1E25 / \u1E25
UTF-8 bytesE1 B8 A5
URL encoded%E1%B8%A5

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 + 1E25 (Unicode Hex Input)
iPhoneText replacement
AndroidText replacement
Microsoft Word1E25 then Alt+X
Google DocsInsert → Special characters
ChromebookCtrl+Shift+U, 1e25, Space
HTMLḥ
LaTeX\d{h}
Excel=UNICHAR(7717)

About the dot below

See every letter with the dot below.

Other accented h letters

ĥ h with circumflexħ h with strokeȟ h with caronḣ h with dot aboveḧ h with umlautḩ h with cedillaḫ h with breve belowẖ h with line 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 1E25 with Unicode Hex Input. On phones, add a keyboard for a language that uses it.

What is the Unicode for ḥ?

ḥ is U+1E25, named LATIN SMALL LETTER H WITH DOT BELOW. In HTML write ḥ.

Which languages use ḥ?

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