U+B23E "눾" Hangul Syllable Nwegg Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+B23E "눾" Hangul Syllable Nwegg is a precomposed syllable from the modern Hangul script, used in the Korean language to represent the phonetic sound "nwegg." It is formed through the combination of the initial consonant "ㄴ" (n), the medial vowel "ㅞ" (we), and the final consonant "ㄲ" (gg), resulting in a single, indivisible character within the Unicode Standard. This syllable is part of the Hangul Syllables block, which encompasses all possible combinations of Korean jamo (letters) arranged in a two or three character structure. While "nwegg" is a valid phonetic construct, it is relatively uncommon in everyday Korean vocabulary, where similar syllables like "눼" (nwe) or "눽" (nweg) appear more frequently. The character exists primarily to ensure complete coverage of the writing system, allowing for accurate text representation and processing in digital environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+B23E
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Nwegg
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "눼" U+B23C Hangul Syllable Nwe
"ᆩ" U+11A9 Hangul Jongseong Ssangkiyeok

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 눾
HTML Hex Encoding 눾
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEB 0x88 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding 0xB23E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000B23E
C/C++/Java Escape \ub23e

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Hangul LVT Syllable
East Asian Width Wide
Script Hangul
Script Extensions Hangul
Hangul Syllable Type LVT Syllable
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Hangul Syllable Type=LVT
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter