H with stroke (Ħ)

Ħ (minuscule: ħ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, derived from H with the addition of a bar. It is used in Maltese for a voiceless pharyngeal fricative consonant (corresponding to the letter heth of Semitic abjads: Arabic: ح, Hebrew: ח). Lowercase ħ is used in the International Phonetic Alphabet for the same sound.

The lowercase resembles the Cyrillic letter Tshe (ћ), or the astronomical symbol of Saturn (♄), later used in the alchemical symbol representing lead.

A white uppercase Ħ on a red square was the logo of Heritage Malta until 2022.

It is used as the symbol for Hedera Hashgraph's native cryptocurrency, HBAR.

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