U+0048

Capital letter HH

Capital letter H is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Basic Latin block, listed here under Basic Latin (ASCII). Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "uppercase", "letter", "alphabet", "ascii".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+0048
Decimal
72
Hex
0x0048
Octal
0o110

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+0048
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H
DecimalBase 1072
HexadecimalBase 160x0048
OctalBase 80o110
BinaryBase 20000000001001000
General categoryLetter, uppercaseLu
Unicode blockU+0000–U+007FBasic Latin
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)H
HTML entity (hex)H
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\0048
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8H

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u0048
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u0048
Python\u0048
Java / C# / Kotlin\u0048

Byte encodings

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UTF-81 byte48
UTF-16 (BE)0048
UTF-32 (BE)00000048

How to type Capital letter H

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +48 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 48 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 0048. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Capital letter H".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 48, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: H in HTML, \0048 in CSS, and \u0048 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H
Block
Basic Latin (U+0000–U+007F)
General category
Lu — Letter, uppercase

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Basic Latin block: U0000.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Capital letter H symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select H and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Capital letter H?

Capital letter H is U+0048 (decimal 72, hexadecimal 0x0048, octal 0o110). It lives in the Basic Latin block (U+0000–U+007F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Capital letter H?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LATIN CAPITAL LETTER H". Its General_Category is Lu (Letter, uppercase).

What is the HTML code for Capital letter H?

Use H or H. In CSS, use content: "\0048".

How do I type Capital letter H in code?

JavaScript: "\u0048". Python: "\u0048". JSON and Java: "\u0048". The UTF-8 byte sequence is 48.

Is Capital letter H an emoji?

No. Capital letter H is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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