HTML Entity for Lowercase B Stroke (ƀ)

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⏱️ 5 min read
📚 Updated: Jun 2026
🎯 1 Code Example
Unicode U+0180
HTML Entity for Lowercase B Stroke tutorial illustration

What You'll Learn

How to display the lowercase b with stroke (ƀ) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. Also called barred b, this character is the Latin small letter b with stroke, used in Americanist and Indo-Europeanist phonetic transcription for phonetic beta and in Old Saxon manuscripts. It is U+0180 in the Latin Extended-B block.

Render it with ƀ, ƀ, or CSS escape \0180. There is no named HTML entity for this character, so numeric codes or CSS must be used.

⚡ Quick Reference — Lowercase B Stroke Entity

Unicode U+0180

Latin Extended-B

Hex Code ƀ

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ƀ

Decimal reference

Named Entity —

No named entity

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+0180
Hex code       ƀ
HTML code      ƀ
Named entity   (none)
CSS code       \0180
Meaning        Latin small letter b with stroke
Also known as  barred b / phonetic beta
Block          Latin Extended-B (U+0180–U+024F)
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Complete HTML Example

A simple example showing the lowercase b stroke (ƀ) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\0180";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Symbol (hex): &#x0180;</p>
<p>Symbol (decimal): &#384;</p>
<p id="point">Symbol (CSS): </p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The lowercase b stroke (ƀ) renders correctly in modern browsers when UTF-8 is used and a font with Latin Extended-B support is available:

Chrome1+
Firefox1+
Safari1+
Edge12+
Opera4+
Android4.4+
iOS Safari1+

👀 Live Preview

See the lowercase b stroke (ƀ) and how it differs from related characters:

Large glyphƀ
Also known asBarred b / phonetic beta
Not the same asb (plain b) or ɓ (b with hook)
Unicode blockLatin Extended-B (U+0180–U+024F)
Numeric refs&#x0180; &#384; \0180

🧠 How It Works

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Hexadecimal Code

&#x0180; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 0180 to display the character. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#384; uses the decimal Unicode value 384 to display the same character. A common method for Latin Extended-B characters.

HTML markup
3

CSS Entity

\0180 is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.

CSS stylesheet
=

Same visual result

All three methods produce the glyph: ƀ. Unicode U+0180 sits in Latin Extended-B. Do not confuse ƀ with plain b (U+0062) or ɓ (b with hook, U+0253). There is no named HTML entity.

✅

Use Cases

The lowercase b stroke (ƀ) is commonly used in:

🔤 Americanist phonetics

Represent phonetic beta in Americanist and Indo-Europeanist notation (barred b).

📚 Linguistic content

Display extended Latin symbols in linguistics articles and language research.

📜 Historical texts

Digitize and display characters from Old Saxon manuscripts and historical documents.

🎨 Typography

Showcase Latin Extended-B coverage in font demos and type design.

📖 Dictionaries

Display phonetic symbols in language reference works and pronunciation keys.

🔍 Character references

Document Latin Extended-B and phonetic character sets on Unicode reference sites.

🌐 Internationalization

Support proper rendering of minority and historical languages that use the barred b.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Use &#384; or &#x0180; in HTML (no named entity exists)
  • Serve pages as UTF-8; you can also type ƀ directly in UTF-8 source
  • Use fonts that support Latin Extended-B (U+0180–U+024F)
  • Provide context (e.g. Americanist phonetic notation) when using this symbol
  • Distinguish ƀ from plain b and from ɓ (b with hook)

Don’t

  • Assume a named entity exists—there is none for ƀ
  • Substitute plain b when ƀ is required for phonetic accuracy
  • Put CSS escape \0180 in HTML text nodes
  • Assume all fonts render Latin Extended-B glyphs identically
  • Mix entity styles randomly in one file

Key Takeaways

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Three references render ƀ (no named entity)

&#x0180; &#384;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property

\0180
3

Unicode U+0180 — LATIN SMALL LETTER B WITH STROKE

4

Barred b used in Americanist phonetics, Old Saxon, and extended Latin typography

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x0180; (hex), &#384; (decimal), or \0180 in CSS content. There is no named HTML entity; use numeric codes or CSS.
U+0180 (LATIN SMALL LETTER B WITH STROKE). Latin Extended-B block. Hex 0180, decimal 384. Used in Americanist phonetic transcription and linguistic notation.
In Americanist and Indo-Europeanist phonetic transcription, linguistic content, Old Saxon and historical text digitization, extended Latin typography, and dictionary or language reference sites requiring the barred b symbol.
HTML code (&#384; or &#x0180;) is used in HTML content. The CSS entity (\0180) is used in CSS, e.g. in the content property of pseudo-elements. Both produce ƀ but in different contexts.
No. Named HTML entities do not include Latin Extended-B characters like ƀ. Use &#384; or &#x0180; in HTML, or \0180 in CSS. This is standard for phonetic and extended Latin characters.

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