Beta based on 𐤁
History
The letter beta was derived from the Phoenician letter beth .
The letter Β had the largest number of highly divergent local forms. Besides the standard form (either rounded or pointed, ), there were forms as varied as  (Gortyn),  and  (Thera),  (Argos),  (Melos),  (Corinth),  (Megara, Byzantium), and  (Cyclades).