U+B798 "래" Hangul Syllable Rae Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+B798 "래" Hangul Syllable Rae is a precomposed syllable in the modern Hangul writing system of the Korean language, representing the phonetic sound "rae." This character is formed by combining the initial consonant "ㄹ" (rieul) with the vowel "ㅐ" (ae), and it is classified under the Hangul Syllables block within the Unicode standard, which encompasses a wide range of precomposed syllables for efficient encoding. The use of "래" appears in various Korean words and contexts, such as in the term "미래" meaning "future," and it follows the standard Unicode ordering based on phonetic principles, allowing for seamless text processing and display across different digital platforms.

General Properties

Code Point U+B798
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Rae
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "ᄅ" U+1105 Hangul Choseong Rieul
"ᅢ" U+1162 Hangul Jungseong Ae

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 래
HTML Hex Encoding 래
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEB 0x9E 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding 0xB798
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000B798
C/C++/Java Escape \ub798

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Hangul LV Syllable
East Asian Width Wide
Script Hangul
Script Extensions Hangul
Hangul Syllable Type LV Syllable
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Hangul Syllable Type=LV
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter