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H With Accent (ḣ ĥ ḧ ȟ ḩ ħ ḥ ḫ ⱨ) — How to Type Accented H on Any Keyboard

When people search “H with accent”, they can mean several different letters (dot above, hat, diaeresis, caron, stroke, dot below, and more).

This guide helps you:

  • Pick the correct H variant
  • Copy & paste it instantly
  • Type it on Windows, Mac, Word, Excel, and Google Docs
  • Fix common issues (Alt codes not working, laptop with no numpad, box ▢ showing, etc.)

H with Accent — Click to Copy
Tap any letter to copy it. A tooltip appears above the button.
Lowercase
Tip: If a character shows as a box ▢, change your font (Arial/Calibri/Times New Roman usually works).
Uppercase

Refer to this accent keyboard for more accented letters.


Choose the Exact “H with Accent” You Need

Here are the most common ones people mean by “H with accent”:

1) H with dot above (ḣ / Ḣ)

Looks like a dot on top.

  • Lowercase: ḣ
  • Uppercase: Ḣ

2) H with circumflex (ĥ / Ĥ)

Looks like a little “hat” on top (ˆ).

  • Lowercase: ĥ
  • Uppercase: Ĥ

3) H with diaeresis (ḧ / Ḧ)

Looks like two dots on top (¨).

  • Lowercase: ḧ
  • Uppercase: Ḧ

4) H with caron (ȟ / Ȟ)

Looks like a small “v” on top (ˇ).

  • Lowercase: ȟ
  • Uppercase: Ȟ

5) H with cedilla/comma below (ḩ / Ḩ)

Has a small hook/mark under the letter.

  • Lowercase: ḩ
  • Uppercase: Ḩ

6) H with stroke (ħ / Ħ)

Has a bar through the letter.

  • Lowercase: ħ
  • Uppercase: Ħ

7) H with dot below (ḥ / Ḥ)

Has a dot under the letter.

  • Lowercase: ḥ
  • Uppercase: Ḥ

8) H with breve below (ḫ / Ḫ)

Has a small curve under the letter.

  • Lowercase: ḫ
  • Uppercase: Ḫ

9) H with descender (ⱨ / Ⱨ)

Looks like an h/H with a longer tail (often used in linguistics).

  • Lowercase: ⱨ
  • Uppercase: Ⱨ

How to Type H With Accent on Windows (Alt Codes)

Alt codes are fast on Windows (and these ones works especially in Microsoft Word).

How to use Alt codes

  1. Turn Num Lock ON
  2. Hold Alt
  3. Type the code using the numeric keypad (not the top row)
  4. Release Alt

Windows Alt codes (Lowercase)

  • ḣ → Alt 7715 (h with dot above)
  • ĥ → Alt 293 (h with circumflex)
  • ḧ → Alt 7719 (h with diaeresis)
  • ȟ → Alt 543 (h with caron)
  • ḩ → Alt 7721 (h with cedilla)
  • ħ → Alt 295 (h with stroke)
  • ḥ → Alt 7717 (h with dot below)
  • ḫ → Alt 7723 (h with breve below)
  • ⱨ → Alt 11368 (h with descender)

Windows Alt codes (Uppercase)

  • Ḣ → Alt 7714 (H with dot above)
  • Ĥ → Alt 292 (H with circumflex)
  • Ḧ → Alt 7718 (H with diaeresis)
  • Ȟ → Alt 542 (H with caron)
  • Ḩ → Alt 7720 (H with cedilla)
  • Ħ → Alt 294 (H with stroke)
  • Ḥ → Alt 7716 (H with dot below)
  • Ḫ → Alt 7722 (H with breve below)
  • Ⱨ → Alt 11367 (H w