I think I'm beginning to see the source of your confusion.
The problem is NOT that you put B in the wrong place on the diagram (It's just the chord name and it could go anywhere).
The problem is that the original diagram, posted by TheDamon is wrong. As SolidWalnut pointed out in the post following that original diagram being posted, the chord shown is NOT B major, it's C major. - If you saw the diagram but missed the correction that followed, then no wonder you're confused.
Here's how to read the simple open E major chord using that numbering system
6 numbers are arranged vertically, like this:
0
0
1
2
2
0
Those six positions are the six strings of the guitar, with the thick E string at the bottom, and the thin E string at the top.
The bottom number is 0 in this case. That means that the low 6th string is to be played open.
The next number above that is 2. That means you have to play string 5 at fret 2
Above that is another 2, so string 4 is also played at fret 2.
Above that is 1 so that string (string 3) is played at fret 1
Above that are two more zeros meaning the 1st and 2nd strings are to be played open.
Put them all together and you have an E major chord.
The 5 string B major chord, barred at fret 2 will look like this:
2
4
4
4
2
X
The X at the bottom means don't play string 6, in this particular shape.
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