U+BCCC "볌" Hangul Syllable Byeom Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+BCCC "볌" Hangul Syllable Byeom is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the phonetic combination of the consonant "ㅂ" (bieup) and the vowel "ㅕ" (yeo) along with the final consonant "ㅁ" (mieum). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible syllables formed from the Korean alphabet in a single code point for efficient text processing and display. As a standard Korean syllable, "볌" is used in written Korean to form words and convey meaning, though it is not among the most common syllables in everyday vocabulary. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that Korean text can be reliably represented across digital platforms and operating systems.

General Properties

Code Point U+BCCC
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Byeom
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "벼" U+BCBC Hangul Syllable Byeo
"ᆷ" U+11B7 Hangul Jongseong Mieum

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 볌
HTML Hex Encoding 볌
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEB 0xB3 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xBCCC
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000BCCC
C/C++/Java Escape \ubccc

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