U+B05E "끞" Hangul Syllable Ggeup Unicode Character
U+B05E "끞" Hangul Syllable Ggeup is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic sound "ggeup" formed by combining the initial consonant "ㄲ" (ssang giyeok) with the vowel "ㅡ" (eu) and the final consonant "ㅂ" (bieup). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which includes all possible combinations of Korean letters in a single encoded form for efficient text processing and display. As a syllable, "끞" is used in written Korean to denote a specific lexical item or morphological form, though it is relatively rare in everyday vocabulary and may appear in specialized or historical contexts. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures correct representation across digital platforms, supporting the linguistic needs of Korean language users worldwide.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B05E |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ggeup |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "끄" U+B044 Hangul Syllable Ggeu "ᇁ" U+11C1 Hangul Jongseong Phieuph |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 끞 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 끞 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0x81 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB05E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B05E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub05e |