U+B388 "뎈" Hangul Syllable Dek Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
뎈
U+B388 "뎈" Hangul Syllable Dek is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "dek." It is formed from the initial consonant ᄃ (d), the medial vowel ᅦ (e), and the final consonant ᄏ (k), combining into a single block character as per the standard structure of Hangul syllables. This character falls within the Hangul Syllables block, which contains all possible syllable combinations for the Korean alphabet, and is used in written Korean to represent a specific lexical or grammatical unit. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation and interchange across platforms and fonts, supporting the preservation and use of the Korean language in computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B388 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Dek |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "데" U+B370 Hangul Syllable De "ᆿ" U+11BF Hangul Jongseong Khieukh |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 뎈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 뎈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0x8E 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB388 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B388 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub388 |