B with Accent (ƀƃḃ-ƁƂɃ) | Accented B Capital Lowercase with ALT Code
B with accent letters include ƀ with a stroke, ƃ with a topbar, ḃ with a dot above and ḅ with a dot below. Tap any accented B below to copy it, in lowercase or uppercase.
Tap any accented B to copy it. All 14, lowercase and capital, with the Unicode value, the Alt+X code for Word and HTML codes.
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Accented B Copy and Paste: B With Accent Codes for Every Letter
Tap a letter to copy it and see all its codes, then paste with Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on Mac. None of the 14 has a working ALT code, because they all sit outside the Windows-1252 set, so copy them from here or use the Alt+X method in Word.
Small Letter b With Accent: Lowercase Accented b
7 lowercase letters
Capital Letter B With Accent: Uppercase Accented B
7 capital letters. Each has its own code, so a capital is never the lowercase code with Shift held.
How to Type B With an Accent: ALT Codes, Mac, Word and Mobile
B with an accent has no ALT codes and no built-in shortcuts on Windows, Mac or phones. Copying from this page is quickest; for regular use, Word’s Alt+X method or a text replacement saves time.
Windows: Character Map
There are no working ALT codes for accented b. Windows has a built-in picker instead.
- Search the Start menu for charmap and open Character Map.
- Tick Advanced view.
- In Search for, type b with and press Search.
- Double-click the letter you want, press Copy, then paste.
Some sites list decimal codes such as Alt+7683 for ḃ. Those only work in a few programs like WordPad; in most apps they type a different character.
Word and Outlook
This works for all 14 letters.
- Type the four-character code on the normal keys, for example 1E03 for ḃ.
- With the cursor right after it, press Alt+X.
- The code turns into the letter. Press Alt+X again to turn it back.
Each letter’s code is in the letter panel above and in the table further down: 1E03 is ḃ, 1E05 is ḅ, 1E07 is ḇ and 0180 is ƀ.
Word has no Ctrl shortcuts for accented b, so Alt+X is the fastest built-in route.
Mac
macOS has no Option-key shortcut for accented b, and holding the b key shows no accent picker. Use the Character Viewer instead.
- Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space.
- Type the letter’s name, such as b with dot above, in the search box.
- Double-click the result to insert it. Add it to Favourites to find it faster next time.
iPhone and Android
Holding b on iPhone and Android keyboards shows no accented versions, so copy the letter from this page.
If you use one often, save it as a text replacement: on iPhone go to Settings, General, Keyboard, Text Replacement; on Gboard use the Personal dictionary. Typing a shortcut such as bdot then inserts ḃ.
HTML, CSS and JavaScript
On a page with <meta charset="utf-8"> you can paste the letter directly. Use a code only where the raw character might not survive.
| Where | ḃ | ƀ |
|---|---|---|
| HTML entity | ḃ | ƀ |
| HTML number | ḃ | ƀ |
| CSS content | "\1E03" | "\0180" |
| JavaScript, Java, Python | "\u1E03" | "\u0180" |
Accented B by Language: Irish, Hausa, Vietnamese and More
Each language uses only a few accented B letters. Open yours to copy its exact set, lowercase and capital, with a note on anything that behaves differently from how it looks.
Irish (traditional spelling)
Before the spelling reform of the mid-1900s, Irish marked a softened b with a dot above. Modern Irish writes the same sound as bh.
Hebrew and Semitic transliteration
ḇ marks a b pronounced as v, such as the Hebrew letter bet without a dagesh, in scholarly transliteration.
Hausa, Fula and other West African languages
ɓ is an implosive b, said while drawing air inward, and it is a separate letter from b.
Jarai, Rade and Mnong (Vietnam)
ƀ is a letter of these alphabets of the Central Highlands, where it marks a b made with a catch in the throat.
Old Saxon and Proto-Germanic
Editions of Old Saxon texts and reconstructed Proto-Germanic words use ƀ for a soft, v-like b.
Zhuang (1957 alphabet)
The first official Zhuang alphabet used ƃ for an implosive b. It was later replaced by the letters mb.
Middle Vietnamese
The third letter of the 17th-century Vietnamese alphabet, for a sound that modern Vietnamese writes as v.
Phonetics and transliteration
Used in phonetic and scholarly transliteration systems rather than in any everyday alphabet.
Accented B Unicode, HTML Entity and ALT Code Table
Every code for every accented B, for when the letter cannot travel as a pasted character: a CSS content property, a script, a config file or a database still set to latin1. Tap any code to copy it. On a phone, swipe the table sideways.
Show codes for all 14 letters
| Letter | Name | Unicode | ALT code | HTML entity | HTML decimal | CSS | JS, Java, Python |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b with dot above | U+1E03 | none | ḃ | ḃ | \1E03 | \u1E03 | |
| B with dot above | U+1E02 | none | Ḃ | Ḃ | \1E02 | \u1E02 | |
| b with dot below | U+1E05 | none | ḅ | ḅ | \1E05 | \u1E05 | |
| B with dot below | U+1E04 | none | Ḅ | Ḅ | \1E04 | \u1E04 | |
| b with line below | U+1E07 | none | ḇ | ḇ | \1E07 | \u1E07 | |
| B with line below | U+1E06 | none | Ḇ | Ḇ | \1E06 | \u1E06 | |
| b with stroke | U+0180 | none | ƀ | ƀ | \0180 | \u0180 | |
| B with stroke | U+0243 | none | Ƀ | Ƀ | \0243 | \u0243 | |
| b with hook | U+0253 | none | ɓ | ɓ | \0253 | \u0253 | |
| B with hook | U+0181 | none | Ɓ | Ɓ | \0181 | \u0181 | |
| b with topbar | U+0183 | none | ƃ | ƃ | \0183 | \u0183 | |
| B with topbar | U+0182 | none | Ƃ | Ƃ | \0182 | \u0182 | |
| b with flourish | U+A797 | none | ꞗ | ꞗ | \A797 | \uA797 | |
| B with flourish | U+A796 | none | Ꞗ | Ꞗ | \A796 | \uA796 |
Letters without an ALT code can still be typed in Word with their Unicode value and Alt+X. The JavaScript form also works in Java, Python, C# and JSON.
Accented B FAQ: ALT Codes, Copy Paste and Unicode
How do I type b with an accent?
Copy it from this page: tap the letter, then paste with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. In Word or Outlook, type the letter's code and press Alt+X, for example 1E03 then Alt+X for ḃ. On a Mac, press Ctrl+Cmd+Space and search for the letter's name, such as b with dot above.
Is there an ALT code for ḃ?
No working one. ALT codes only reach the Windows-1252 set, which ends at 0255, and every accented b sits above it. Some sites list Alt+7683 for ḃ, but that only works in a few programs such as WordPad and types a different character almost everywhere else. Use 1E03 then Alt+X in Word, or copy it.
Is there a b with an acute accent, like b́?
Not as a single character. Unicode has no precomposed b with an acute, grave, umlaut or cedilla. If you need one, type b followed by a combining mark: in Word, type 0301 then Alt+X straight after the b for an acute. It displays correctly in most fonts but counts as two characters.
What is the difference between ḃ, ḅ and ḇ?
They carry different marks for different systems. ḃ has a dot above and comes from traditional Irish spelling. ḅ has a dot below and appears in transliteration. ḇ has a line below and is used in Hebrew and Semitic transliteration for a b pronounced as v.
Is Ƀ the Bitcoin symbol?
It was used informally for Bitcoin before an official sign existed. The actual Bitcoin sign is ₿, which Unicode added in 2017 as U+20BF. Ƀ remains a letter of several Vietnamese minority-language alphabets.
What is ɓ used for?
ɓ is an implosive b, pronounced while drawing air into the mouth. It is a letter in Hausa, Fula and other West African languages, and the International Phonetic Alphabet uses it for the same sound.
Why does an accented B show as an empty box?
The letter is correct, but the font on screen does not contain it. It happens most with ꞗ and Ꞗ, which were added to Unicode later than the others. Switch to a font with wide Latin coverage, such as Noto Serif. The text itself is fine and will paste correctly elsewhere.
Should I use a precomposed accented B or a combining mark?
Use the precomposed letter wherever one exists, which is every entry on this page. A plain b followed by a separate combining mark looks similar but counts as two characters, which breaks search, sorting and spell check.