Kha with descender

Not to be confused with the letter Kha with hook (Ӽ).

Kha with descender (Ҳ ҳ; italics: Ҳ ҳ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. In Unicode, this letter is called "Ha with descender".^[1] Its form is derived from the Cyrillic letter Kha (Х х Х х).

Kha with descender
Usage
Writing system	Cyrillic
Type	Alphabetic
Sound values	/ħ/, /h/
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

Kha with descender is used in the alphabet of the following languages:

Language	Pronunciation	Position in alphabet	Romanization	Notes
Abkhaz	/ħ/	40th	h
Karakalpak	/h/	31st	h	until 2016, when a new Latin alphabet was introduced.
Shughni	/h/	36th	h
Tajik	/h/	28th	h
Uzbek	/h/	Final	h	until 1992, when a Latin alphabet was introduced.
Wakhi	/h/	35th	h (Latin equivalent)

Computing codes

Character information

Preview	Ҳ		ҳ
Unicode name	CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER HA WITH DESCENDER		CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER HA WITH DESCENDER
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	1202	U+04B2	1203	U+04B3
UTF-8	210 178	D2 B2	210 179	D2 B3
Numeric character reference	Ҳ	Ҳ	ҳ	ҳ

See also

• Ⱨ ⱨ : Latin letter H with descender
• Ĥ ĥ : Latin letter H with circumflex
• Cyrillic characters in Unicode