U+FB31 "בּ" Hebrew Letter Bet with Dagesh Unicode Character

U+FB31 "בּ" Hebrew Letter Bet with Dagesh is a presentation form of the Hebrew letter Bet that includes a dot, or dagesh, placed inside its center. This dagesh indicates a hardened or plosive pronunciation of the letter, distinguishing it from the fricative sound of a Bet without a dagesh, which is pronounced as "v" rather than "b". The character is used in Hebrew text to ensure accurate typographic representation, particularly in contexts where the dagesh is essential for correct reading and interpretation, such as in biblical or liturgical settings. As a precomposed form in Unicode, it simplifies text rendering by combining the base letter and the diacritical mark into a single glyph for consistent display.