U+BB99 "뮙" Hangul Syllable Mwib Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+BB99 "뮙" Hangul Syllable Mwib is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, formed from the initial consonant ㅁ (mieum), the medial vowel ㅟ (wi), and the final consonant ㅂ (bieup). Pronounced as "mwib" in the Revised Romanization of Korean, this character represents a single sound structure that, while grammatically valid according to Hangul's syllabic block formation rules, is not commonly used in everyday Korean vocabulary. Its presence in Unicode ensures consistent representation across digital platforms, serving as part of the comprehensive collection of all possible Hangul syllables, including rare ones like this that complete the written system.

General Properties

Code Point U+BB99
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Mwib
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "뮈" U+BB88 Hangul Syllable Mwi
"ᆸ" U+11B8 Hangul Jongseong Pieup

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 뮙
HTML Hex Encoding 뮙
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEB 0xAE 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding 0xBB99
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000BB99
C/C++/Java Escape \ubb99

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