U+B8DF "룟" Hangul Syllable Ryos Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+B8DF "룟" Hangul Syllable Ryos is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean Hangul writing system, formed by combining the initial consonant "ㄹ" (rieul), the medial vowel "ㅛ" (yo), and the final consonant "ㅅ" (siot) to represent a phonetic block pronounced approximately as "ryot." As part of the Unicode Hangul Syllables block, it follows the standard algorithm for encoding Korean syllables, where each character corresponds to a specific combination of a leading consonant, a vowel, and an optional trailing consonant. This particular syllable is used in Korean orthography to write words and names, though it is relatively uncommon in everyday vocabulary, appearing more often in specialized or historical contexts.

General Properties

Code Point U+B8DF
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Ryos
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "료" U+B8CC Hangul Syllable Ryo
"ᆺ" U+11BA Hangul Jongseong Sios

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 룟
HTML Hex Encoding 룟
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEB 0xA3 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding 0xB8DF
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000B8DF
C/C++/Java Escape \ub8df

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