U+B204 "누" Hangul Syllable Nu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
누
U+B204 "누" Hangul Syllable Nu is a precomposed syllable from the modern Hangul script, representing the sound "nu" formed by the consonant ㄴ (n) and the vowel ㅜ (u). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block, which encodes all possible combinations of Korean letters to facilitate efficient text processing and display. In the Korean language, "누" appears in common words such as "누구" (nugu, meaning "who") and "누나" (nuna, meaning "older sister" for a male speaker), making it a frequently used syllable in everyday communication. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent representation across digital platforms, supporting both legacy and modern Korean text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B204 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Nu |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ᄂ" U+1102 Hangul Choseong Nieun "ᅮ" U+116E Hangul Jungseong U |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 누 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 누 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0x88 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB204 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B204 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub204 |