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

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 symbol for the popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin, ₿, 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]^[3]

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.
↑ "Bitcoin Official". Wednesday, 19 September 2018

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[1] Pullum, Geoffrey K.; Ladusaw, William A. (1996). Phonetic Symbol Guide. University of Chicago Press. p. 21.

[2] "Ƀ is for Bitcoin". Bitcoin Symbol. ECOGEX. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

[3] "Bitcoin Official". Wednesday, 19 September 2018