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]

B with stroke
Ƀ ƀ
Usage
Writing systemLatin
TypeAlphabet
Sound values
In UnicodeU+0243, U+0180
History
Development
Sistersβ
Other
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.

⟨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

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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
Preview Ƀ ƀ
Unicode name LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B WITH STROKE LATIN SMALL LETTER B WITH STROKE
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 579 U+0243 384 U+0180
UTF-8 201 131 C9 83 198 128 C6 80
Numeric character reference Ƀ Ƀ ƀ ƀ

Bitcoin

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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

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  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.