U+BABF "몿" Hangul Syllable Moc Unicode Character
U+BABF "몿" Hangul Syllable Moc is a precomposed syllable from the modern Hangul block, representing the Korean sound "moc" or "motch" as it combines the initial consonant ㅁ (mieum), the vowel ㅗ (o), and the final consonant ㅊ (chieut). This character is part of the vast syllabic inventory of the Korean writing system, where each syllable block is encoded as a distinct code point, allowing digital text to represent the hundreds of possible sound combinations in the language. While not as common as simpler syllables, "몿" may appear in specific vocabulary or loanword transcriptions in Korean, serving as a precise phonetic unit in written communication. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent rendering and interchange across platforms and software for Korean language text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+BABF |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Moc |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "모" U+BAA8 Hangul Syllable Mo "ᆾ" U+11BE Hangul Jongseong Chieuch |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 몿 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 몿 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0xAA 0xBF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xBABF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000BABF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ubabf |