U+B819 "렙" Hangul Syllable Reb Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
렙
U+B819 "렙" Hangul Syllable Reb is a precomposed syllable in the modern Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic combination of the initial consonant "ㄹ" (rieul), the medial vowel "ㅔ" (e), and the final consonant "ㅂ" (bieup). As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, it encodes a single complete character for use in Korean text, where it functions as a standard building block for words and sentences. This syllable is commonly used in Korean vocabulary, appearing in words such as "레벨" (level) and "대표" (representative) when the "렙" sound is required, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation across platforms and devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B819 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Reb |
| 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 "ᆸ" U+11B8 Hangul Jongseong Pieup |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 렙 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 렙 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0xA0 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB819 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B819 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub819 |