U+B288 "늈" Hangul Syllable Nyuss Unicode Character
U+B288 "늈" Hangul Syllable Nyuss is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, formed by combining the initial consonant “ᄂ” (nieun, representing the /n/ sound) with the medial vowel “ᅲ” (yu, representing the /ju/ sound) and the final consonant “ᆻ” (ssang siot, representing the /ss/ sound). As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, this character is rarely used in contemporary Korean vocabulary, but it represents a valid phonological combination that can appear in transliterations, archaic texts, or specialized linguistic contexts. Its encoding at U+B288 allows for efficient text processing and display across digital platforms, ensuring correct rendering of the complex syllable structure inherent to the Korean alphabet.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B288 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Nyuss |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "뉴" U+B274 Hangul Syllable Nyu "ᆻ" U+11BB Hangul Jongseong Ssangsios |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 늈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 늈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0x8A 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB288 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B288 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub288 |