B With Accent
B almost never takes an accent in Western Europe, so its 12 forms come from further afield — the hooked ɓ of Hausa, the barred ƀ, and the dotted ḃ of old Irish spelling. Every letter on this page copies in one click — click a card, then paste anywhere with Ctrl+V (Windows), Cmd+V (Mac) or a long-press → Paste on a phone.
Lowercase b with accent
Uppercase B with accent
B with accent codes
Every accented form of B with its Unicode code point, HTML entity and Windows Alt code. Click any chip — or the letter itself — to copy it.
| Letter | Name | Unicode | HTML entity | Alt code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| b hook | — | |||
| b stroke | — | |||
| b dot above | — | |||
| b dot below | — | |||
| b topbar | — | |||
| b line below | — | |||
| B hook | — | |||
| B stroke | — | |||
| B dot above | — | |||
| B dot below | — | |||
| B topbar | — | |||
| B line below | — |
How to type B with accent
Accented forms of B are not printed on most English keyboards, but every device hides a shortcut for them. Pick your platform:
Windows
- In Microsoft Word, type the hexadecimal code point of the letter — 0253 for ɓ.
- Press Alt+X: the code converts into the accented letter in place.
Tip: No accented form of B has a classic Windows Alt code. Outside Word, press Win + . to open the emoji panel and look under its Symbols tab — or copy the letter straight from this page, which is fastest of all.
Mac
- Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer.
- Search for the character name — for example "Latin Small Letter B with Hook" — and double-click it to insert.
Tip: The press-and-hold pop-up has no accented forms of B; the Character Viewer is the reliable route — or copy the letter straight from this page.
iPhone & Android
- Long-press pop-ups on iPhone, iPad and Android don't cover accented forms of B (on iOS, only b, f, j, m, p, q, v and x lack a menu).
- Fastest route on a phone: tap the ɓ card above to copy it, then long-press the text field and choose Paste.
Tip: Every accented form of B is quickest to copy straight from this page — tap a card, then paste.
