U+B23E "눾" Hangul Syllable Nwegg Unicode Character
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 |