U+B2C8 "니" Hangul Syllable Ni Unicode Character
U+B2C8 "니" Hangul Syllable Ni is a precomposed syllable in the Hangul writing system used for the Korean language, representing the sound "ni." It is formed from the consonant ㄴ (n) and the vowel ㅣ (i), and it appears as a single, unified glyph in the Unicode standard to facilitate text processing and display. This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block, which contains over 11,000 precomposed syllables arranged in a systematic order based on their initial consonant, medial vowel, and final consonant components. In modern Korean, "니" can function as a standalone syllable in words like "니가" (you, casual), though it is more commonly seen as a substring within longer syllables such as "니은" (the name of the consonant ㄴ). Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent representation across digital platforms and devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B2C8 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ni |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ᄂ" U+1102 Hangul Choseong Nieun "ᅵ" U+1175 Hangul Jungseong I |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 니 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 니 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0x8B 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB2C8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B2C8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub2c8 |