Abstract In 1902,the interpretation of the structure of ammonium chloride by the Swiss chemist Werner laid the foundation for the formation of the hydrogen bond concept. In 1920,American chemists Latimer and Rodebush first recognized the hydrogen bond in water and described it as a“weak bond”formed by the hydrogen nucleus held by two octets. In 1928,American chemist Pauling first used the term“hydrogen bond”when explaining the structure of [FHF]-,but did not clearly define the concept of hydrogen bond.In 1939,Pauling clearly put forward the concept of the hydrogen bond in The Nature of the Chemical Bond and explained the nature of the hydrogen bond. Since then,the concept of the hydrogen bond has been formally formed. In recent years,scientists have discovered new types of hydrogen bonds through in-depth research:π-type hydrogen bond,dihydrogen bond,metal hydrogen bond and single-electron hydrogen bond. With the development of scientific thought and technology,the understanding of the hydrogen bond will be more and more in-depth.