U+B809 "렉" Hangul Syllable Reg Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
렉
U+B809 "렉" Hangul Syllable Reg is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic value "reg" which is formed from the initial consonant “ㄹ” (rieul), the vowel “ㅔ” (e), and the final consonant “ㄱ” (giyeok). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, covering all possible syllable blocks built from the Korean alphabet. It is encoded as a single character for efficient text processing and display, and is used in written Korean for words such as "렉스" (reksu) or in the context of transliterating foreign names like "Reg." As with all Hangul syllables, its inclusion ensures proper rendering of Korean text across digital platforms and systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B809 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Reg |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "레" U+B808 Hangul Syllable Re "ᆨ" U+11A8 Hangul Jongseong Kiyeok |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 렉 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 렉 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0xA0 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB809 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B809 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub809 |