B

B
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Usage
Writing system	Latin script; English alphabet; ISO basic Latin alphabet
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Latin language
Sound values	[b]; [p]; [ɓ]; [ʙ]; (Adapted variations)
In Unicode	U+0042, U+0062
Alphabetical position	2; Numerical value: 2
History
Development	Β β 𐌁 B b; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Time period	unknown to present
Descendants	♭; ␢; ฿;
Sisters	Б; В; Բ; բ; (בּ ב ب ܒ);
Other
Associated graphs	bv; bh; bp; bm; bf
Associated numbers	2
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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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 /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.

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