U+B141 "녁" Hangul Syllable Nyeog Unicode Character
U+B141 "녁" Hangul Syllable Nyeog is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "nyeok" as a combination of the initial consonant ㄴ (n), the medial vowel ㅕ (yeo), and the final consonant ㄱ (g/k). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible syllabic combinations of the Korean alphabet, allowing for efficient text representation without requiring separate encoding for individual letters. In Korean, "녁" is a relatively uncommon syllable, but it can appear in words or names, functioning phonetically within the language's sound system. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital rendering across platforms, supporting Korean-language computing and text processing.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B141 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Nyeog |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "녀" U+B140 Hangul Syllable Nyeo "ᆨ" U+11A8 Hangul Jongseong Kiyeok |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 녁 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 녁 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0x85 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB141 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B141 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub141 |