U+B858 "롘" Hangul Syllable Ryek Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+B858 "롘" Hangul Syllable Ryek is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "ryek" as a combination of the consonant "ㄹ" (rieul) and the vowel "ㅖ" (ye) with the final consonant "ㅋ" (kieuk). It is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible syllabic combinations of the Korean alphabet. This character is used in the Korean language, typically in words of foreign origin or in specific native contexts, though it is relatively rare in everyday modern Korean vocabulary. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text can accurately represent and process this particular syllable across different platforms and applications.

General Properties

Code Point U+B858
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Ryek
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "례" U+B840 Hangul Syllable Rye
"ᆿ" U+11BF Hangul Jongseong Khieukh

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 롘
HTML Hex Encoding 롘
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEB 0xA1 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding 0xB858
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000B858
C/C++/Java Escape \ub858

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Hangul LVT Syllable
East Asian Width Wide
Script Hangul
Script Extensions Hangul
Hangul Syllable Type LVT 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=LVT
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter