U+B9E0 "맠" Hangul Syllable Mak Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
맠
U+B9E0 "맠" Hangul Syllable Mak is a precomposed syllable in the modern Hangul writing system, representing the Korean sound "mak." It is formed by combining the initial consonant ㅁ (mieum), the vowel ㅏ (a), and the final consonant ㄱ (giyeok), following the standard syllabic block structure of Hangul. This character serves a functional role in encoding Korean text, allowing digital representation of a specific phonetic unit without requiring separate assembly of its constituent jamo characters. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent display and interoperability across platforms and systems that support the Korean script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B9E0 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Mak |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "마" U+B9C8 Hangul Syllable Ma "ᆿ" U+11BF Hangul Jongseong Khieukh |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 맠 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 맠 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0xA7 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB9E0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B9E0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub9e0 |