Uppercase H (H) is the Basic Latin character at Unicode U+0048 (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H). It is the eighth letter of the Latin alphabet and a core ASCII character. You can type H directly in HTML, or write a numeric character reference when you need an explicit entity form.
Remember
Character H
Unicode U+0048
Hex entity H
Decimal H
CSS escape \48
Named entity (none)
Not the same h · Η · Ȟ
Prefer typing H in normal page text. Use H / H for CSS content, generated markup, or when encoding must be explicit. For the lowercase pair see lowercase h; for H with caron see uppercase H caron.
\48 belongs in CSS strings. H / H belong in HTML.
Case
Case is significant
H (U+0048) and h (U+0068) are different characters. Use the case your content requires.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Uppercase H (U+0048) and its entity forms (H, H, CSS \\48) are supported in all mainstream browsers — it is core Basic Latin (ASCII).
✓ Universal support
Uppercase H (H)
Encode with hex, decimal, CSS escape, or type the character — same ASCII code point everywhere.
100%Browser coverage
Google ChromeSupported
Yes
Microsoft EdgeSupported
Yes
Mozilla FirefoxSupported
Yes
Apple SafariSupported
Yes
OperaSupported
Yes
Internet ExplorerAll versions
Yes
U+0048 / entitiesFull support
Bottom line: Prefer typing H in HTML text. Use H / H when you need an entity, and \\48 only inside CSS content.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: this letter is U+0048 (decimal 72) — glyph H.
HTML: type H, or use H / H — no named entity.
CSS: use \48 inside content for generated text.
Watch out: plain H ≠ Greek Η ≠ H caron Ȟ.
One line:U+0048 → type H / H / H / CSS \48.
Frequently Asked Questions
Type H directly, or use H (hex), H (decimal), or the CSS escape \48 in content. There is no named HTML entity for U+0048.
U+0048 (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H). Hex 48, decimal 72. It belongs to Basic Latin (ASCII).
No. Plain ASCII letters do not have named HTML entities. Use numeric references like H or H when you need an entity form.
Prefer typing H in normal page text. Use entities for CSS content, generated markup, or when encoding must be explicit.
HTML entities (H or H) go in markup. The CSS escape \48 goes in stylesheet strings (usually content on ::before/::after).
No. H is Latin capital H (U+0048). Η is Greek capital Eta (Η, U+0397). Ȟ is Latin capital H with caron (U+021E).
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Did you know?
Uppercase H (H) is Unicode U+0048 (decimal 72) — LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H in Basic Latin (ASCII). HTML5 has no named entity for it — type H directly, or use H / H when you need an entity form. Do not confuse it with Greek Eta (Η, Η) or H with caron (U+021E).
