B with Stroke
Ƀ ƀ
Usage
Writing systemLatin
TypeAlphabet
Phonetic usage
Unicode codepointU+0243, U+0180
History
Development
Sistersβ
Other
Writing directionLeft to right

B with stroke (majuscule: Ƀ, minuscule: ƀ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, formed from ⟨B⟩ with the addition of a bar, which can be through either the ascender or the bowl. It is used as a phonetic symbol to represent to transcribe the sound [β].[1]

⟨Ƀ⟩ is also a letter of the alphabets of the Rade, Jarai and Katu languages of Vietnam, the Panamanian spelling of the Northern Embera language, and is used in standardized texts in Old Saxon for [v] as well as in reconstructed forms of Proto-Germanic.

Unicode

Look up Ƀ or ƀ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

The minuscule form has been present in Unicode since version 1 (1991), but the majuscule form was not added until version 5 (2006).

Character information
PreviewɃƀ
Unicode name LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B WITH STROKE LATIN SMALL LETTER B WITH STROKE
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode579U+0243384U+0180
UTF-8201 131C9 83198 128C6 80
Numeric character referenceɃɃƀƀ

Bitcoin

Before the introduction of the Unicode symbol, ⟨₿⟩ (U+20BF), for the popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin, the symbol for the Thai baht, ⟨฿⟩ (U+0E3F), had sometimes been used. However, this caused possible confusion with the baht while ⟨Ƀ⟩ had no other uses related to currency. Therefore, ⟨Ƀ⟩ had been proposed as a substitute.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Pullum, Geoffrey K.; Ladusaw, William A. (1996). Phonetic Symbol Guide. University of Chicago Press. p. 21.
  2. ↑ "French design company ECOGEX proposes Unicode "Ƀ" for new bitcoin symbol". Bitcoinx.com. ECOGEX. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ƀ is for Bitcoin". Bitcoin Symbol. ECOGEX. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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