B

Not to be confused with Bee.

B is the 2nd letter of the English alphabet. Its appearance depends on the writer's calligraphy. It has an uppercase and lowercase versions like most other letters.

The Latin alphabet
	Aa	Bb	Cc	Dd
Ee	Ff	Gg	Hh	Ii	Jj
Kk	Ll	Mm	Nn	Oo	Pp
Qq	Rr	Ss	Tt	Uu	Vv
	Ww	Xx	Yy	Zz

The letter B was already part of the Phoenician alphabet more than 3000 years ago in 1000 BC. It's part of many alphabets today.

Meanings for B

• In education, B is a passing grade, usually around 80-70 marks.
• In music, B is a note sometimes referred to as “Si” or “Ti”.
• In medicine, B is one of the human blood types.
• In the game of bingo, B is a column.
• On the internet, B (or /b/) is any of a number of image boards that allow anonymous posts.
• In transport, B is the vehicle registration plate of Belgium.
• In chemistry, B is the chemical symbol for boron.
• In the New York Stock Exchange, B is the symbol for the Barnes Group.
• In particle physics, b is the symbol for the bottom quark.

Other websites

The dictionary definition of b at Wiktionary
Media related to B at Wikimedia Commons