Ƀ
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 Jarai and Katu languages of Vietnam, and is used in standardized texts in Old Saxon as well as in reconstructed forms of Proto-Germanic
A website of bitcoin industry members is promoting usage of the symbol as replacement of other symbols for the bitcoin digital currency that lacked Unicode representation.[2] Some bitcoin companies have adopted this usage.[2]
Unicode
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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 | Ƀ | ƀ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B WITH STROKE | LATIN SMALL LETTER B WITH STROKE | ||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | decimal | 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 |
References
- ↑ Pullum, Geoffrey K.; Ladusaw, William A. (1996). Phonetic Symbol Guide. University of Chicago Press. p. 21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cawrey, Daniel (2014-04-09). "Industry group aims to change bitcoin symbol to ‘Ƀ’". CoinDesk.