U+B208 "눈" Hangul Syllable Nun Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
눈
U+B208 "눈" Hangul Syllable Nun is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system Hangul, representing the phonetic value "nun" as spoken in the Korean language. This single character is composed of the initial consonant "ㄴ" (n), the medial vowel "ㅜ" (u), and the final consonant "ㄴ" (n), which combine to form a single, indivisible block in written text. The word "눈" carries multiple meanings in Korean, most commonly referring to the anatomical "eye" or to "snow," depending on the context. As a single code point in the Unicode standard, it facilitates the accurate encoding, processing, and display of Korean text across digital platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B208 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Nun |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "누" U+B204 Hangul Syllable Nu "ᆫ" U+11AB Hangul Jongseong Nieun |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 눈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 눈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0x88 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB208 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B208 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub208 |