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This article is about the letter of the alphabet. For other uses,
see B (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with ß or ẞ.

For technical reasons, "B#" redirects here. For B-sharp, see B♯.

B or b is the second letter of the Latin-script alphabet. Its name in

English is bee (pronounced /ˈbiː/), plural bees.[1][2] It represents
the voiced bilabial stop in many languages, including English. In
some other languages, it is used to represent other bilabial
consonants.

Usage
Contents
Writing system Latin script
 1History
English alphabet
 2Use in writing systems ISO basic Latin

alphabet
o 2.1English

o 2.2Other languages Type Alphabetic

o 2.3Phonetic transcription Language of origin Latin language

 3Other uses
Phonetic usage [b]

 4Related characters [p]

[ɓ]
o 4.1Ancestors, descendants and siblings
(Adapted
o 4.2Derived ligatures, abbreviations, signs and symbols variations)

 5Computing codes U+0042,

Unicode value
U+0062
 6Other representations

 7References Alphabetical position 2

Numerical
 8External links
value: 2
History
History

Development

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Egyptian Greek Etruscan Roman Runic
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