U+B97C "를" Hangul Syllable Reul Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
를
U+B97C "를" Hangul Syllable Reul is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "reul" as part of the Hangul alphabet. It is formed by combining the initial consonant "ㄹ" (rieul), the vowel "ㅡ" (eu), and the final consonant "ㄹ" (rieul), resulting in a syllable that functions primarily as a grammatical particle in Korean. Specifically, "를" serves as an object marker, attached to nouns ending in a vowel to indicate the direct object of a sentence, making it a fundamental and frequently used element in standard Korean grammar and text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B97C |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Reul |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "르" U+B974 Hangul Syllable Reu "ᆯ" U+11AF Hangul Jongseong Rieul |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 를 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 를 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0xA5 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB97C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B97C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub97c |