B/b
2nd letter of the basic Latin alphabet
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Summary
B/b is a letter[1]. B/b draws 21,491 Wikipedia views per month (letter category, ranking #13 of 65).[2]
Key Facts
- Based on: beta[3]
- Subclass of: Latin-script letter[4], consonant letter[5]
- Writing system: Latin script[6]
- Part of: ISO basic Latin alphabet[7], Polish alphabet[8], English alphabet[9], Czech alphabet[10], Esperanto alphabet[11], Breton alphabet[12], Romanian alphabet[13], Maltese alphabet[14], Slovak alphabet[15], Icelandic alphabet[16], Vietnamese alphabet[17], Turkish alphabet[18], Italian alphabet[19], French alphabet[20]
- Commons category: B[21]
- Unicode character: ｂ[22], Ⓑ[23], 🄑[24], ⒝[25], 🅑[26], 🅱[27], 🄱[28]
- Has part(s): B[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:B[30]
- Commons gallery: B[31]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], Kościelna encyclopedia[34], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[35], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[36], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[37], The New Student's Reference Work[38]
- Different from: ß[39], В[40], beta[41], B[42]
- Code: -...[43], Bravo[44], B[45]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Writing systems[46]
- Braille transcription: ⠃[47]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for B/b include B button[48], a Xbox game controller button[49].
Why It Matters
B/b has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] B/b is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for B/b include B button[48], a Xbox game controller button[49].