Lowercase h circumflex (ĥ) is the Unicode character at U+0125 in Latin Extended-A. Official name: LATIN SMALL LETTER H WITH CIRCUMFLEX — the letter h with a circumflex (ˆ). It is required in Esperanto orthography.
Remember
Character ĥ
Unicode U+0125
Named entity ĥ
Hex entity ĥ
Decimal ĥ
CSS escape \0125
Capital Ĥ (Ĥ)
Not the same h (U+0068) · ȟ (h caron)
Prefer ĥ in HTML. Alternatives: ĥ, ĥ, or type ĥ in a UTF-8 document.
Built with Named: ĥ
Built with Hex: ĥ
Built with Decimal: ĥ
Built with CSS: ĥ
Typed: ĥ
Esperanto: ĥoro
How It Works
1. Named:ĥ is the HTML5 name for U+0125 → ĥ. Prefer this in markup.
2. Hex:ĥ inserts the same code point. Same visual as named.
3. Decimal: same code point as 293 → ĥ.
4. CSS: use \0125 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends ĥ.
5. Typed + sample: paste ĥ in UTF-8, or use ĥ in Esperanto words like ĥoro.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with lowercase h circumflex.
Name
Prefer ĥ
The named entity is clearer than inventing names — use ĥ for U+0125 in HTML.
Case
ĥ ≠ Ĥ
Named entities are case-sensitive. Lowercase is ĥ; uppercase is Ĥ.
h
Not plain h
Plain h is U+0068. In Esperanto, replacing ĥ with h or ch changes the spelling.
Look-alikes
Not h caron
ȟ (h with caron, U+021F) is a different diacritic — not interchangeable with ĥ.
CSS
Pad the CSS escape
Prefer \0125 (four hex digits). A short \125 can swallow the next hex digit if one follows immediately.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\0125 belongs in CSS strings. ĥ / ĥ / ĥ belong in HTML.
Semicolon
End references
Always finish entities with ; — write ĥ, not &hcirc.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Lowercase h circumflex (U+0125) and its entity forms (ĥ, ĥ, ĥ, CSS \\0125) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Visible glyphs depend on Latin Extended-A font coverage.
✓ Universal support
Lowercase H Circumflex (ĥ)
Encode with named, hex, decimal, CSS escape, or type the character — same code point everywhere encoding is supported.
100%Browser coverage
Google ChromeSupported
Yes
Microsoft EdgeSupported
Yes
Mozilla FirefoxSupported
Yes
Apple SafariSupported
Yes
OperaSupported
Yes
Internet ExplorerAll versions
Yes
U+0125Full support
Bottom line: Prefer ĥ in HTML. Use ĥ / ĥ when numeric form is required, and \\0125 only inside CSS content.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: lowercase h circumflex is U+0125 (decimal 293) — glyph ĥ.
HTML: prefer ĥ — also ĥ / ĥ / type ĥ.
Prefer ĥ (named). You can also use ĥ (hex), ĥ (decimal), type ĥ in UTF-8, or the CSS escape \0125 in content.
U+0125 (LATIN SMALL LETTER H WITH CIRCUMFLEX). Hex 125, decimal 293. It belongs to Latin Extended-A (U+0100–U+017F).
Yes. HTML5 defines ĥ for ĥ. The capital form is Ĥ (Ĥ, U+0124) — names are case-sensitive.
Use it for Esperanto text (ĥ is one of the accented consonants), Chinook Jargon, and other content that needs ĥ. Prefer plain h for ordinary English words.
HTML entities (ĥ, ĥ, or ĥ) go in markup. The CSS escape \0125 goes in stylesheet strings (usually content on ::before/::after).
No. Plain h is U+0068. H with caron is ȟ (U+021F). H circumflex is ĥ (U+0125, ĥ) — different diacritics and code points.
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Did you know?
Lowercase h circumflex is Unicode U+0125 (decimal 293) — LATIN SMALL LETTER H WITH CIRCUMFLEX in Latin Extended-A. HTML5 provides ĥ — the most readable form. Capital is Ĥ (Ĥ, U+0124). Essential for Esperanto (e.g. ĥoro).
