HB or Hb may refer to:

Academia

H-b index The ''h''-index is an author-level metric that measures both the productivity and citation impact of the scientific publication, publications, initially used for an individual scientist or scholar. The ''h''-index correlates with success indicat ...

, 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 Hathaway Brown, commonly referred to as HB, is an all-girls private school located in Shaker Heights, Ohio. The school serves pre-kindergarten through 12th grade students. Hathaway Brown is a member of the National Coalition of Girls' Schoo ...

, an all-girls private school in Shaker Heights, Ohio, US

Arts and media

* HB (band), a Finnish Christian symphonic metal musical group *

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ; formerly known as H-B Enterprises, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. and H-B Production Co.), simply and commonly known as Hanna-Barbera, was an American animation studio and production company, which was acti ...

, a former American production company *

Heaven Below Heaven Below is an American hard rock band based in Los Angeles. The band's debut album ''Countdown to Devil'' was released March 2009. History The band was formed in late 2007 by Patrick Kennison (Union Underground), Marty O'Brien (Disturbe ...

, an American rock band *

Helluva Boss ''Helluva Boss'' is an American adult animated musical black comedy web series created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano. It revolves around the misadventures of the employees of I.M.P., a company in Hell that offers hitman services in the real ...

, an adult animated TV show

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 Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational corporation, multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment holding company founded on December 6, 1923 by Henry, Hillel and Herma ...

, an American toy company * HB, logo for the

Staatliches Hofbräuhaus in München The Staatliches Hofbräuhaus in München (''State Brewery in Munich'', also ''Hofbräu München'') is a brewery in Munich, Germany, owned by the Bavarian state government. The ''Hof'' (''court'') comes from the brewery's history as a royal ...

, also ''Hofbräu München'', a brewery owned by the Bavaria government

Places

Bremen (state) Bremen (), officially the Free Hanseatic League#Lists of former Hansa cities, Hanseatic City of Bremen (; ), is the smallest and least populous of States of Germany, Germany's 16 states. It is informally called ('State of Bremen'), although the ...

(license plate: HB), a German state *

Hanuabada Hanuabada is a coastal village in Papua New Guinea in the outskirts of the nation's capital, Port Moresby. It is the biggest village in the Motuan tribe and is often known by its locals as "HB". Hanuabada means "big village" (''hanua'' "village" ...

, a village in Papua New Guinea, known as HB to the locals *

Hermosa Beach, California Hermosa Beach (, Spanish for "Beautiful") is a beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Its population was 19,728 at the 2020 U.S. Census. The city is located in the South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles area; ...

, a city in southern California, US *

Hubei Hubei is a province of China, province in Central China. It has the List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP, seventh-largest economy among Chinese provinces, the second-largest within Central China, and the third-largest among inland ...

(Guobiao abbreviation HB), a province of China *

Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County, California, United States. The city was originally called Pacific City, but it was changed in 1903 to be named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The population was 198,711 as of ...

, a city in southern California, US * Switzerland and Liechtenstein ( aircraft registration prefix), distinguished by use of emblems *

Zürich Hauptbahnhof Zürich Hauptbahnhof, often shortened to Zürich HB or just HB, and known in English as Zurich Main Station, is the largest railway station in Switzerland and one of the busiest in Europe. It is a major railway hub, with services to and from a ...

(often shortened to HB), the central train station in Zürich, Switzerland

Science and technology

Ford-Cosworth HB engine The HB is a series of 3.5-litre, naturally-aspirated V8 Formula One racing engines, designed, developed and produced by Cosworth, in partnership with Ford; and used between and . The customer engines were used by Benetton, Fondmetal, McLaren, ...

, a Formula One racing engine *

HB pencil A pencil () is a writing or drawing implement with a solid pigment core in a protective casing that reduces the risk of core breakage and keeps it from marking the user's hand. Pencils create marks by physical abrasion (mechanical), abrasi ...

(hard black), a classification of pencils * HB, a flammability rating as set forth in

UL 94 UL 94, the Standard for Safety of Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts in Devices and Appliances testing, is a plastics flammability standardization, standard released by Underwriters Laboratories of the United States. The standard determi ...

Horizontal branch The horizontal branch (HB) is a stage of stellar evolution that immediately follows the red-giant branch in stars whose masses are similar to the Sun's. Horizontal-branch stars are powered by helium fusion in the core (via the triple-alpha proc ...

, in astrophysics * HB, a level in the

Brinell scale The Brinell hardness test (pronounced /brəˈnɛl/) measures the indentation hardness of materials. It determines hardness through the scale of penetration of an indenter, loaded on a material test-piece. It is one of several definitions of hard ...

hardness test

Medicine

Heart block Heart block (HB) is a disorder in the heart's rhythm due to a fault in the natural pacemaker. This is caused by an obstruction – a block – in the electrical conduction system of the heart. Sometimes a disorder can be inherited. Despite the ...

, cardiovascular system disease that involves the heart's electrical conduction system *

Hemoglobin Hemoglobin (haemoglobin, Hb or Hgb) is a protein containing iron that facilitates the transportation of oxygen in red blood cells. Almost all vertebrates contain hemoglobin, with the sole exception of the fish family Channichthyidae. Hemoglobin ...

(Hb), a group of iron-containing proteins found in most animals, whose primary function is to carry oxygen to the tissues *

Hepatitis B Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the '' hepatitis B virus'' (HBV) that affects the liver; it is a type of viral hepatitis. It can cause both acute and chronic infection. Many people have no symptoms during an initial infection. ...

, a human viral infection *

His bundle The bundle of His (BH) or His bundle (HB) ( "hiss"Medical Terminology for Health Professions, Spiral bound Version'. Cengage Learning; 2016. . pp. 129–.) is a collection of heart muscle cells specialized for electrical conduction. As part of ...

, 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) A halfback (HB) is an Offense (sports), offensive position in American football, whose duties involve lining up in the offensive backfield and Carry (gridiron football), carrying the ball (gridiron football), ball on most rush (gridiron football) ...

, an American football position *

Half back (association football) In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

, another name for a midfielder *

Handball (disambiguation) Handball is an Olympic team sport, and its variants: * Beach handball * Czech handball, an outdoor ball game * Field handball, the original outdoor team handball, played at the 1936 Olympics * Wheelchair handball Handball may also refer to: * ...

, a number of sports *

Havnar Bóltfelag Havnar Bóltfelag (HB, Literal translation, lit. 'Harbour Football Club') is a Faroe Islands, Faroese professional association football, football club, and is one of the oldest in the Faroe Islands. The club was founded in 1904, and is base ...

, a football team in the Faroe Islands *

Herfølge Boldklub Herfølge Boldklub was a Danish football club founded in 1921. It is based in Herfølge, a southern suburb of Køge in the eastern part of Zealand. In 2009, the club shared its licence, and merged its professional football with Køge BK to form ...

, a football team in Denmark *

Holstebro Boldklub Holstebro Boldklub (; also simply called Holstebro or HB) is an association football club based in the town of Holstebro, West Jutland, Denmark, that competes in the 3rd Division, the fourth tier of the Danish football league system. Founded i ...

, 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 Henry Byron Warner (né Lickfold; 26 October 1876 – 21 December 1958) was an English film and theatre actor. He was popular during the silent era and played Jesus Christ in '' The King of Kings''. In later years, he successfully moved int ...

(1875–1958), motion picture executive

Politics

Herri Batasuna Herri Batasuna (; ; HB) was a Far-left politics, far-left Basque nationalist coalition in Spain. It was founded in 1978 and defined itself as abertzale left, abertzale, left-wing, socialism, socialist, and supported the independence of the Basque ...

, 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 *

Housing Bureau Housing Bureau (HB) is a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong. It is responsible for the housing portfolios. The agency was established on 1 July 2022. The current (since 1 July 2022) Secretary for Housing is Winnie Ho. This bureau wa ...

, a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong