U+0266 "ɦ" Latin Small Letter H with Hook Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+0266 "ɦ" Latin Small Letter H with Hook is a phonetic symbol used primarily in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent a voiced glottal fricative, a sound produced with the vocal cords vibrating as air passes through the open glottis. It resembles the standard lowercase "h" but includes a small hook extending to the right from the top of the letter, distinguishing it from the voiceless glottal fricative /h/. This character is commonly employed in the transcription of various languages, such as Ukrainian and some dialects of Arabic, and appears in orthographies or scholarly works to denote a breathy or murmured voice quality. Its design and function make it a crucial tool for linguists and phoneticians dealing with precise speech sound documentation.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ɦ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ɦ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xC9 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x0266 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00000266 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u0266 |
Unicode Properties