U+B2AA "늪" Hangul Syllable Neup Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
늪
U+B2AA "늪" Hangul Syllable Neup is a modern Korean syllable that combines the initial consonant "ㄴ" (n) with the vowel "ㅡ" (eu) and the final consonant "ㅂ" (b) to form the sound "neup," which is a specific, standard block in the Hangul writing system. This character is part of the vast Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible syllabic combinations of the Korean alphabet, and it corresponds to a syllable that appears in Korean vocabulary, such as in the word "늪" meaning "swamp" or "bog," referring to a wetland area. As a defined grapheme, it enables precise digital representation and processing of the Korean language, ensuring that this syllable is distinguishable from similar-looking combinations in text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B2AA |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Neup |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "느" U+B290 Hangul Syllable Neu "ᇁ" U+11C1 Hangul Jongseong Phieuph |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 늪 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 늪 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0x8A 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB2AA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B2AA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub2aa |