U+B515 "딕" Hangul Syllable Dig Unicode Character
U+B515 "딕" Hangul Syllable Dig is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic sound "Dig" and formed by combining the initial consonant ᄃ (d) with the vowel ᅵ (i) and the final consonant ᄀ (k). It is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible combinations of Korean jamo characters to facilitate digital text processing and display. As a specific syllable block, "딕" is used in printed and electronic Korean texts for words or morphemes that require this exact sound, such as in the verb "딕이다" meaning "to stand out or be conspicuous," though its usage is less common compared to more frequent syllables. This character ensures consistent representation across different platforms and fonts, supporting the accurate rendering of Korean language content in global computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B515 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Dig |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "디" U+B514 Hangul Syllable Di "ᆨ" U+11A8 Hangul Jongseong Kiyeok |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 딕 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 딕 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0x94 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB515 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B515 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub515 |