U+B5B5 "떵" Hangul Syllable Ddeong Unicode Character
U+B5B5 "떵" Hangul Syllable Ddeong is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "ddeong" with an initial double consonant 'ㄸ' (a tensed 'd' sound), a medial vowel 'ㅓ' (eo), and a final consonant 'ㅇ' (ng). It belongs to the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible syllable combinations of the Korean alphabet in a single code point. This specific syllable does not commonly appear as a standalone word in standard Korean vocabulary, but it can occur in various linguistic contexts, such as in onomatopoeia or regional dialect, where the tensed initial consonant distinguishes its meaning from similar syllables like "떵" versus "덩." Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent text representation across digital platforms for the Korean language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B5B5 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ddeong |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "떠" U+B5A0 Hangul Syllable Ddeo "ᆼ" U+11BC Hangul Jongseong Ieung |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 떵 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 떵 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0x96 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB5B5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B5B5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub5b5 |