B

How to type it

Left index finger; hold Shift for the capital. Introduced in Lesson 16: Bottom row: b and n.

Common uses

• B stands for a sound made with both lips, as in bat, and is silent after m at the end of words like lamb.
• B is often used to label the second option, as in Plan B.

Less common uses

• In hexadecimal, B stands for the value eleven.
• B is the chemical symbol for boron.
• In English chess notation, B stands for bishop.