U+0532 "Բ" Armenian Capital Letter Ben Unicode Character

U+0532 "Բ" Armenian Capital Letter Ben is the second letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the sound "b" as in "bed" and is a key component in both classical Eastern Armenian and Western Armenian orthographies. This uppercase form, called "ben" in Armenian, is derived from the early medieval script created by Mesrop Mashtots around 405 AD, and it pairs with its lowercase counterpart "բ" (U+0562). In texts, it appears at the beginning of proper nouns and sentences, and its distinctive shape features a rounded top with a vertical stroke descending below the baseline, linking it to a rich literary tradition that includes translations of the Bible and modern Armenian literature.