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 Rade, Jarai and Katu languages of Vietnam, and is used in standardized texts in Old Saxon as well as in reconstructed forms of Proto-Germanic.
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 |
Bitcoin
While the logo for the popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin, a B with a two falling strokes, is commonly used to represent Bitcoin, Ƀ has been proposed as a substitute. The symbol for the Thai baht, ฿ (U+0E3F), most closely matches the aforementioned Bitcoin logo. As such, it is not uncommon to see it used to represent Bitcoin. However, this causes possible confusion with the baht while Ƀ has no other uses related to currency.[2]
References
- ↑ Pullum, Geoffrey K.; Ladusaw, William A. (1996). Phonetic Symbol Guide. University of Chicago Press. p. 21.
- ↑ "Ƀ is for Bitcoin". Bitcoin Symbol. ECOGEX. Retrieved 30 June 2017.