♭
See also: Appendix:Variations of "b"
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Translingual
editGlyph origin
editOriginally a lowercase b written with a round loop (the so called "round B" or "B rotundum") to distinguish from a lowercase b written with a square loop ("square B" or "B quadratum"), when the only notes used in (Western) music were what are now considered C, D, E, F, G, A, B-flat and B. The round B was used for the former and the square B for the latter. The round B was then later generalized as the symbol for flat notes.
Symbol
edit♭
Usage notes
editIn general typography, the symbol is usually written as lowercase b.
Antonyms
editRelated terms
edit- 𝄫 (double flat)
Further reading
edit- Flat (music) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia