U+B808 "레" Hangul Syllable Re Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
레
U+B808 "레" Hangul Syllable Re is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "re." This character is formed by combining the initial consonant ᄅ (rieul, equivalent to "r" or "l") with the vowel ᅦ (e, a mid-front vowel). As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, U+B808 is commonly used in Korean text for writing words such as "레몬" (lemon), "레스토랑" (restaurant), or "레일" (rail). Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent encoding across digital platforms, facilitating the accurate representation of Korean language text in computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B808 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Re |
| 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 "ᅦ" U+1166 Hangul Jungseong E |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 레 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 레 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0xA0 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB808 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B808 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub808 |