Kha with descender

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Kha with descender
Usage
Writing systemCyrillic
TypeAlphabetic
Sound values/ħ/, /h/
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Kha with descender 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).

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

LanguagePronunciationPosition in alphabetRomanizationNotes
Abkhaz/ħ/40thh
Karakalpak/h/31sthuntil 2016, when a new Latin alphabet was introduced.
Shughni /h/ 36th h
Tajik/h/28thh
Uzbek/h/Finalhuntil 1992, when a Latin alphabet was introduced.
Wakhi /h/ 35th h (Latin equivalent)

Computing codes

Character information
PreviewҲҳ
Unicode name CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER
HA WITH DESCENDER
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER
HA WITH DESCENDER
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode1202U+04B21203U+04B3
UTF-8210 178D2 B2210 179D2 B3
Numeric character referenceҲҲҳҳ

See also

References

  1. "Cyrillic: Range: 0400–04FF" (PDF). The Unicode Standard, Version 6.0. 2010. p. 42. Retrieved 2011-05-17.