U+B148 "녈" Hangul Syllable Nyeol Unicode Character
U+B148 "녈" Hangul Syllable Nyeol is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean Hangul script, formed by combining the initial consonant “ㄴ” (nieun), the medial vowel “ㅕ” (yeo), and the final consonant “ㄹ” (rieul). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible syllable combinations of the Korean alphabet in a systematic order based on the traditional collation of initials, vowels, and finals. In standard Korean usage, "녈" is a valid but relatively uncommon syllable, appearing in specific contexts such as transliterations, dialectal expressions, or as part of older vocabulary. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that it can be reliably represented and processed across different digital platforms and systems, supporting accurate text rendering for the Korean language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B148 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Nyeol |
| 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 "ᆯ" U+11AF Hangul Jongseong Rieul |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 녈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 녈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0x85 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB148 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B148 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub148 |