Latin Small Letter B with Stroke
| Unicode | U+0180 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ƀ |
| HTML (hex) | ƀ |
| CSS content | \0180 |
| JS / Java / C | \u0180 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C6 80 |
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B with accent ƀ ƃ ḃ ḅ — copy & ALT codes
Accented forms of B come mostly from African orthographies and phonetic script, where ɓ (B with hook) marks an implosive sound and ƀ (B with stroke) appears in historic spellings. Linguists use the dotted and barred variants ḃ, ḅ and ḇ for precise transcription. This page collects every accented b recognized by the Unicode Standard — 11 characters in total (5 lowercase, 6 capital and digraph forms)
Each character can be copied with a single click, typed with its ALT code, or produced with the keyboard shortcuts proven below — no memorisation required if you bookmark this page.
On this page
Accented B copy and paste
Click any tile below — the character goes straight to your clipboard, ready to paste with Ctrl + V or Cmd + V.
Small letter b with accent5
Capital letter B with accent6
Press Ctrl + D right now to save this page — the next time your essay, résumé or email needs an accented B, the whole alphabet of options will be one click away.
Accented B with ALT code — full table
Hold the Alt key and type the number shown on your numeric keypad to produce that letter on Windows. The Unicode column is used for Word’s Alt + X method and by developers.
| ALT Code | Symbol | Description | Unicode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alt + 384 | ƀ | Small letter B with Stroke | U+0180 |
| Alt + 385 | Ɓ | Capital letter B with Hook | U+0181 |
| Alt + 386 | Ƃ | Capital letter B with Topbar | U+0182 |
| Alt + 387 | ƃ | Small letter B with Topbar | U+0183 |
| Alt + 579 | Ƀ | Capital letter B with Stroke | U+0243 |
| Alt + 7682 | Ḃ | Capital letter B with Dot Above | U+1E02 |
| Alt + 7683 | ḃ | Small letter B with Dot Above | U+1E03 |
| Alt + 7684 | Ḅ | Capital letter B with Dot Below | U+1E04 |
| Alt + 7685 | ḅ | Small letter B with Dot Below | U+1E05 |
| Alt + 7686 | Ḇ | Capital letter B with Macron Below | U+1E06 |
| Alt + 7687 | ḇ | Small letter B with Macron Below | U+1E07 |
How to type accented b on the keyboard
Two dependable methods, demonstrated with ƀ (b with stroke) — both tested on Windows 11 and Microsoft 365.
Method 1 — Numeric keypad ALT code
WindowsType ƀ into any Windows program using its ALT code, Alt + 384. You need a working numeric keypad with Num Lock on.
- 1Click exactly where you want the accented b letter to appear — in Word, an email, a browser field, anywhere.
- 2Make sure Num Lock is on. On laptops without a separate keypad, enable the embedded keypad first with Fn + Num Lock.
- 3Press and hold the Alt key.
- 4While keeping Alt held, type 384 on the numeric keypad.
- 5Release Alt — ƀ appears where your cursor is parked.
If a code produces the wrong symbol: very long ALT codes (four digits and beyond) can render as a placeholder glyph in older apps. Repeat the same steps inside a Microsoft Word document — Word resolves the full Unicode range correctly, and you can copy the result anywhere else.
Method 2 — Unicode value + Alt X
Word & OfficeEvery character owns a hexadecimal ID — for ƀ it is U+0180. Microsoft Word converts that ID into the character itself.
- 1Open a Word document (or any Office app that supports Unicode).
- 2Type the four-character code 0180 using your regular keyboard.
- 3Without pressing space, hit Alt + X together.
- 4Word swaps the code for the letter — 0180 becomes ƀinstantly.
This trick works both ways: place your cursor after any accented character and press Alt + X to reveal its Unicode value. It is the fastest way to identify a mystery character you have received in a document.
Microsoft Word accent shortcuts
Press the combination, release, then type the letter.
| Ctrl + ' (apostrophe) | the vowel | á é í ó ú ý |
| Ctrl + ` (grave) | the vowel | à è ì ò ù |
| Ctrl + Shift + ^ | the vowel | â ê î ô û |
| Ctrl + Shift + ~ (tilde) | a, n or o | ã ñ õ |
| Ctrl + Shift + : (colon) | the vowel or y | ä ë ï ö ü ÿ |
| Ctrl + Shift + @ | a or A | å Å |
| Ctrl + Shift + & | a or A | æ Æ |
| Ctrl + Shift + & | o or O | œ Œ |
| Ctrl + , (comma) | c or C | ç Ç |
| Ctrl + ' (apostrophe) | d or D | ð Ð |
| Ctrl + / | o or O | ø Ø |
| Ctrl + Shift + & | s | ß |
| Alt + Ctrl + Shift + ? | — | ¿ |
| Alt + Ctrl + Shift + ! | — | ¡ |
macOS Option-key accents
Press Option + key, release, then type the letter — or press and hold the letter key.
| Acute ´ | Option + E | á é í ó ú |
| Grave ` | Option + ` | à è ì ò ù |
| Circumflex ^ | Option + I | â ê î ô û |
| Tilde ~ | Option + N | ã ñ õ |
| Umlaut ¨ | Option + U | ä ë ï ö ü ÿ |
| Cedilla Ç | Option + C (Shift for Ç) | ç Ç |
Technical information for accented B
Unicode code points, HTML entities, CSS and JavaScript escapes and UTF-8 byte sequences for every character on this page.
Latin Capital Letter B with Hook
| Unicode | U+0181 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ɓ |
| HTML (hex) | Ɓ |
| CSS content | \0181 |
| JS / Java / C | \u0181 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C6 81 |
Latin Capital Letter B with Topbar
| Unicode | U+0182 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ƃ |
| HTML (hex) | Ƃ |
| CSS content | \0182 |
| JS / Java / C | \u0182 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C6 82 |
Latin Small Letter B with Topbar
| Unicode | U+0183 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ƃ |
| HTML (hex) | ƃ |
| CSS content | \0183 |
| JS / Java / C | \u0183 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C6 83 |
Latin Capital Letter B with Stroke
| Unicode | U+0243 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ƀ |
| HTML (hex) | Ƀ |
| CSS content | \0243 |
| JS / Java / C | \u0243 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | C9 83 |
Latin Capital Letter B with Dot Above
| Unicode | U+1E02 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ḃ |
| HTML (hex) | Ḃ |
| CSS content | \1E02 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E02 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 B8 82 |
Latin Small Letter B with Dot Above
| Unicode | U+1E03 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ḃ |
| HTML (hex) | ḃ |
| CSS content | \1E03 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E03 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 B8 83 |
Latin Capital Letter B with Dot Below
| Unicode | U+1E04 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ḅ |
| HTML (hex) | Ḅ |
| CSS content | \1E04 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E04 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 B8 84 |
Latin Small Letter B with Dot Below
| Unicode | U+1E05 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ḅ |
| HTML (hex) | ḅ |
| CSS content | \1E05 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E05 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 B8 85 |
Latin Capital Letter B with Macron Below
| Unicode | U+1E06 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | Ḇ |
| HTML (hex) | Ḇ |
| CSS content | \1E06 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E06 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 B8 86 |
Latin Small Letter B with Macron Below
| Unicode | U+1E07 |
|---|---|
| HTML (decimal) | ḇ |
| HTML (hex) | ḇ |
| CSS content | \1E07 |
| JS / Java / C | \u1E07 |
| UTF-8 (hex bytes) | E1 B8 87 |
Accented B — questions people ask
The Windows ALT code for ƀ (Latin Small Letter B with Stroke) is Alt + 384. Hold Alt, type 3, 8, 4 on the numeric keypad and release Alt. Inside Word you can type 0180 followed by Alt + X instead — or simply click the character on this page to copy it.
On Windows use Alt + 385 with the numeric keypad; in Microsoft Word type 0181 then press Alt + X. On a Mac, press the matching Option-key accent, release, then type Shift + B. Copy-and-paste from the grid above works in every program.
Hold the Option key together with the accent key, release, then press b. Option + E applies an acute accent, Option + ` a grave, Option + I a circumflex, Option + N a tilde and Option + U an umlaut. Alternatively press and hold the b key and a pop-up menu lists every variation.
Characters beyond the first 256 code points need full Unicode support. When a long ALT code shows a placeholder symbol, redo the steps inside Word — it resolves the complete range — or copy the letter directly from this page, which works in every modern application.