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The Latin lowercase letters "l" and "b" combined into one symbol with a line are commonly called a "libra." Its a multifaceted symbol that is most commonly used to denote a pound. Sometimes you may come across it in descriptions of ancient Roman weight measures too. People believe that this symbol appeared as an abbreviation of the word "libra" (meaning "scales" in Latin).
The Unicode LB Bar Symbol looks as if it were handwritten in cursive. You can use this libra symbol from [BLOCK:letterlike-symbols] in your texts and designs if it fits your style.