{{wiktionary|HB|Hb}} '''HB''' or '''Hb''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Academia== * H-b index, an extension of the h-index used in determining academic impact * H-B Woodlawn, a secondary education program in Arlington, Virginia, US * Hathaway Brown School, an all-girls private school in Shaker Heights, Ohio, US
==Arts and media== * HB (band), a Finnish Christian symphonic metal musical group * Hanna-Barbera, a former American production company * Heaven Below, an American rock band * ''Helluva Boss'', an adult animated television series
==Businesses and brands== * HB (car), a 1920s automobile * HB (cigarette), a German brand of cigarettes * HB Construction, a private US general contractor construction business * HB Ice Cream, an Irish brand * Asia Atlantic Airlines (IATA code HB; ceased) * Greater Bay Airlines (IATA code: HB), an airline based in Hong Kong * Hamilton Bradshaw, a London-based private equity firm * Hampton and Branchville Railroad (H&B) * Holland & Barrett (H&B), a UK health food shop chain * Hasbro, an American toy company * HB, logo for the Staatliches Hofbräuhaus in München, also ''Hofbräu München'', a brewery owned by the Bavaria government
==Places== * Bremen (state) (license plate: HB), a German state * Hanuabada, a village in Papua New Guinea, known as HB to the locals * Hermosa Beach, California, a city in southern California, US * Hubei (Guobiao abbreviation HB), a province of China * Huntington Beach, California, a city in southern California, US * Switzerland and Liechtenstein (aircraft registration prefix), distinguished by use of emblems * Zürich Hauptbahnhof (often shortened to HB), the central train station in Zürich, Switzerland
==Science and technology== * Ford-Cosworth HB engine, a Formula One racing engine * HB pencil (hard black), a classification of pencils * HB, a flammability rating as set forth in UL 94 * Horizontal branch, in astrophysics * HB, a level in the Brinell scale hardness test
==Medicine==
* Heart block, cardiovascular system disease that involves the heart's electrical conduction system * Hemoglobin (Hb), a group of iron-containing proteins found in most animals, whose primary function is to carry oxygen to the tissues * Hepatitis B, a human viral infection * His bundle, a specialized collection of cells in the vertebrate heart
==Sport== * Half-back line, the positions of three players in Australian rules football * Halfback (American football), an American football position * Half back (association football), another name for a midfielder * Handball (disambiguation), a number of sports * Havnar Bóltfelag, a football team in the Faroe Islands * Herfølge Boldklub, a football team in Denmark * Holstebro Boldklub, a football team in Denmark
==People== * H. B. Acton (1908–1974), political philosopher * H. B. Bailey (1936–2003), NASCAR driver * H. B. Higgins (1851–1929), Australian politician * H. B. Reese (1879–1956), candy maker * H. B. Warner (1875–1958), motion picture executive
== Politics ==
* Herri Batasuna, defunct far-left Basque nationalist political party in Spain
==Other uses== * Half-board, a housing arrangement in which the host provides only breakfast and dinner meals <!--* House bill, a legislative bill document produced by the House of Representatives at the US State or US Federal level (fails WP:DABACRO)--> * Housing Bureau, a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong
==See also== * Hull and Barnsley Railway (H&BR) * "2HB", a song by Roxy Music * HB2, North Carolina House Bill 2 * BH (disambiguation) * Њ, Nje, a letter of the Cyrillic script
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