HS

HS or Hs can stand for:

Science and education

• Hassium, the chemical element with symbol Hs
• Hydrogen sulfide, HS^–, a chemical compound derived from H₂S
• Mercapto radical, HS^•, a radical molecule
• Hun stuff (a World War I name for mustard gas)
• Hereditary spherocytosis, a genetic disorder marked by hemolytic anemia
• Hidradenitis suppurativa, a skin condition affecting apocrine sweat glands and hair follicles
• the Higman–Sims group in mathematics
• High school (secondary education)
• Higher Secondary Examination in West Bengal
• Homeschool, among homeschoolers usually
• High Seas, international waters outside a coastal states EEZ

Entertainment

• Heavenly Sword, a Playstation 3 game
• Hearth Stone, part of World of Warcraft
• Headshot; a video game term
• Hello Saferide, a Swedish band fronted by singer/songwriter Annika Norlin
• High score, in relation to video games
• Han Solo, a character from Star Wars
• Homer Simpson, a fictional character from the television series The Simpsons
• Head shot in photography
• Homestuck, a web comic authored by Andrew Hussie

Companies, organisations and groups

• Helsingin Sanomat, a newspaper in Finland
• Historische Sprachforschung, a journal of historical linguistics
• Hawker Siddeley, aircraft manufacturing group
• Henschel & Son, German aircraft and transportation equipment manufacturer
• HS Produkt, a Croatian firearms manufacturer
• Head & Shoulders, shampoo brand
• Harris Scarfe, a chain of Australian department stores

Other uses

• Harmonized System of tariff nomenclature
• Hypothetical syllogism, a proof rule in classical logic
• H.S., a monogram representing a Sestertius, an ancient Roman coin
• Hail Satan, a phrase commonly used among Satanists
• h.s., "At bedtime" (from the Latin hora somni), used for description of a medicine prescribed by a doctor that is to be taken by the patient before sleep
• A hurricane strap, or hurricane tie
• Hun Sen, prime minister of Cambodia
• Lexus HS, a hybrid car produced by Toyota.

See also

• HSBC, an Asian banking company