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
	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 /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