B, or b, is the second letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide.

This super-catchy and clear alphabet song also lets children hear the letter B sound and see each letter at the beginning of five simple words paired with colorful kid-friend images.

The English minuscule b is a descendant of Latin cursive form, in which the upper loop is extremely elongated and has almost disappeared. The sound represented by the letter is the voiced bilabial stop.

The meaning of B is the 2nd letter of the English alphabet. How to use b in a sentence.

a major blood group usually enabling a person whose blood is of this type to donate blood to persons of type B or AB and to receive blood from persons of type O or B

Dec 11, 2025 · The letter B (usually its lower case form b) is used in several romanization systems of non-Latin scripts to represent the bilabial plosive or stop, usually voiced (/b/).

B, b noun (GRADE) [ C or U ] a grade on a test or in a class that shows that your work is good but not excellent: I was a little disappointed just to be given a B, as I was hoping for an A.