# HB

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'''HB''' or '''Hb''' may refer to:
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==Academia==
* [H-b index](/source/H-b_index), an extension of the h-index used in determining academic impact
* [H-B Woodlawn](/source/H-B_Woodlawn), a secondary education program in Arlington, Virginia, US
* [Hathaway Brown School](/source/Hathaway_Brown_School), an all-girls private school in Shaker Heights, Ohio, US

==Arts and media==
* [HB (band)](/source/HB_(band)), a Finnish Christian symphonic metal musical group
* [Hanna-Barbera](/source/Hanna-Barbera), a former American production company
* [Heaven Below](/source/Heaven_Below), an American rock band
* ''[Helluva Boss](/source/Helluva_Boss)'', an adult animated television series

==Businesses and brands==
* [HB (car)](/source/HB_(car)), a 1920s automobile
* [HB (cigarette)](/source/HB_(cigarette)), a German brand of cigarettes
* [HB Construction](/source/HB_Construction), a private US general contractor construction business
* [HB Ice Cream](/source/HB_Ice_Cream), an Irish brand
* [Asia Atlantic Airlines](/source/Asia_Atlantic_Airlines) (IATA code HB; ceased)
* [Greater Bay Airlines](/source/Greater_Bay_Airlines) (IATA code: HB), an airline based in Hong Kong
* [Hamilton Bradshaw](/source/Hamilton_Bradshaw), a London-based private equity firm
* [Hampton and Branchville Railroad](/source/Hampton_and_Branchville_Railroad) (H&B)
* [Holland & Barrett](/source/Holland_%26_Barrett) (H&B), a UK health food shop chain
* [Hasbro](/source/Hasbro), an American toy company
* HB, logo for the [Staatliches Hofbräuhaus in München](/source/Staatliches_Hofbr%C3%A4uhaus_in_M%C3%BCnchen), also ''Hofbräu München'', a brewery owned by the Bavaria government

==Places==
* [Bremen (state)](/source/Bremen_(state)) (license plate: HB), a German state
* [Hanuabada](/source/Hanuabada), a village in Papua New Guinea, known as HB to the locals
* [Hermosa Beach, California](/source/Hermosa_Beach%2C_California), a city in southern California, US
* [Hubei](/source/Hubei) (Guobiao abbreviation HB), a province of China
* [Huntington Beach, California](/source/Huntington_Beach%2C_California), a city in southern California, US
* Switzerland and Liechtenstein ([aircraft registration prefix](/source/List_of_aircraft_registration_prefixes)), distinguished by use of emblems
* [Zürich Hauptbahnhof](/source/Z%C3%BCrich_Hauptbahnhof) (often shortened to HB), the central train station in Zürich, Switzerland

==Science and technology==
* [Ford-Cosworth HB engine](/source/Ford-Cosworth_HB_engine), a Formula One racing engine
* [HB pencil](/source/HB_pencil) (hard black), a classification of pencils
* HB, a flammability rating as set forth in [UL 94](/source/UL_94)
* [Horizontal branch](/source/Horizontal_branch), in astrophysics
* HB, a level in the [Brinell scale](/source/Brinell_scale) hardness test

==Medicine==

* [Heart block](/source/Heart_block), cardiovascular system disease that involves the heart's electrical conduction system
* [Hemoglobin](/source/Hemoglobin) (Hb), a group of iron-containing proteins found in most animals, whose primary function is to carry oxygen to the tissues
* [Hepatitis B](/source/Hepatitis_B), a human viral infection
* [His bundle](/source/His_bundle), a specialized collection of cells in the vertebrate heart

==Sport==
* [Half-back line](/source/Half-back_line), the positions of three players in Australian rules football
* [Halfback (American football)](/source/Halfback_(American_football)), an American football position
* [Half back (association football)](/source/Half_back_(association_football)), another name for a midfielder
* [Handball (disambiguation)](/source/Handball_(disambiguation)), a number of sports
* [Havnar Bóltfelag](/source/Havnar_B%C3%B3ltfelag), a football team in the Faroe Islands
* [Herfølge Boldklub](/source/Herf%C3%B8lge_Boldklub), a football team in Denmark
* [Holstebro Boldklub](/source/Holstebro_Boldklub), a football team in Denmark

==People==
* [H. B. Acton](/source/H._B._Acton) (1908–1974), political philosopher
* [H. B. Bailey](/source/H._B._Bailey) (1936–2003), NASCAR driver
* [H. B. Higgins](/source/H._B._Higgins) (1851–1929), Australian politician
* [H. B. Reese](/source/H._B._Reese) (1879–1956), candy maker
* [H. B. Warner](/source/H._B._Warner) (1875–1958), motion picture executive

== Politics ==

* [Herri Batasuna](/source/Herri_Batasuna), defunct far-left Basque nationalist political party in Spain

==Other uses==
* [Half-board](/source/Half-board), a housing arrangement in which the host provides only breakfast and dinner meals
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* [Housing Bureau](/source/Housing_Bureau), a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong

==See also==
* [Hull and Barnsley Railway](/source/Hull_and_Barnsley_Railway) (H&BR)
* "[2HB](/source/2HB)", a song by Roxy Music
* [HB2](/source/HB2), North Carolina House Bill 2
* [BH (disambiguation)](/source/BH_(disambiguation))
* [Њ](/source/Nje), Nje, a letter of the Cyrillic script

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