h

h (Latin Small Letter H, U+0068) is a ubiquitous character in the Latin alphabet, primarily representing a voiceless glottal fricative sound, as heard at the beginning of "hello" or "house" in English. While commonly pronounced, it can also be silent in words like "hour" or "honor," and plays a crucial role in various digraphs such as "ch," "sh," "th," and "wh." Visually, 'h' is distinguished by its ascender – a vertical stem that rises above the x-height – with a curved stroke extending from the middle downwards to the right, a distinctive feature that helps differentiate it from other letters. Its ancestry traces back to the ancient Phoenician letter Heth, demonstrating its deep historical roots within written communication systems, and it stands as the lowercase form of the majestic 'H'.