ʜ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "h", н [U+043D CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER EN], and ᵸ [U+1D78 MODIFIER LETTER CYRILLIC EN]

ʜ U+029C, ʜ LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL H ← ʛ [U+029B] IPA Extensions ʝ → [U+029D]

Character variations

𐞖 U+10796, 𐞖 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL CAPITAL H ← 𐞕 [U+10795] Latin Extended-F 𐞗 → [U+10797]

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA:

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Symbol

ʜ

1. (IPA) a voiceless epiglottal fricative or trill (or trilled fricative).
2. (superscript ⟨𐞖⟩, IPA) [ʜ]-coloring (that is, epiglottalized), specifically on a voiceless consonant – cf. 𐞴;

   Synonym: ◌᷽

3. (superscript ⟨𐞖⟩, IPA) an [ʜ]-trilled or [ʜ]-fricated release of a plosive (e.g. [ʡ𐞖], sometimes implying an affricate [ʡ͜ʜ]); or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ʜ].
4. (UPA) a voiceless transition between two sounds; i.e., voiceless airflow without any particular articulation.

English

Symbol

ʜ

1. (lexicography) Used in the digraphs ⟨ᴄʜ ᴋʜ sʜ ᴛʜ ᴛ͟ʜ ᴢʜ⟩ for the sounds /t͡ʃ, x, ʃ, θ, ð, ʒ/.
2. (lexicography) Indicates the Scottish or unassimilated German /x/ – e.g. \lôʜ\ for loch or \bâʜ\ for Bach.