H is the eighth letter in the Latin alphabet. In most dialects of the English language, it is pronounced aitch (or eitch) , though in Irish and Indian English it is generally pronounced haitch . (See the discussion below on the two pronunciations.)
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, this symbol is used to represent two sounds. Its lowercase form, , represents the voiceless glottal fricative, and its small capital form, , represents the voiceless epiglottal fricative.