B

B
B b
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
English alphabet
ISO basic Latin alphabet
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originLatin language
Sound values
(Adapted variations)
In UnicodeU+0042, U+0062
Alphabetical position2
Numerical value: 2
History
Development
Time periodunknown to present
Descendants
Sisters
Other
Associated graphsbv
bh
bp
bm

bf
Associated numbers2
Writing directionLeft-to-right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

B, or b, is the second letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is bee (pronounced /ˈb/), 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.

  1. ^ "B", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989
  2. ^ "B", Merriam-Webster's 3rd New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged, 1993