letter H

Follows G alphabetically

The eighth letter of the English alphabet, coming after G and before I.

As a symbol, H marks hydrogen in chemistry, hours on clocks, and hard pencil lead.

In music, H represents B natural in German notation.

The letter is sometimes silent (hour, honest) and sometimes aspirated (hat, hello).

In texting and casual writing, H appears in expressions of laughter (hahaha) or sighs (hhh).

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silent · dropped · capital · lowercase · monogram · initial · aspirate · hatch · hour · honest · heir · herb · humble · honor · hospital · helicopter · heaven · hell

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G