U+BD29 "봩" Hangul Syllable Bwat Unicode Character
U+BD29 "봩" Hangul Syllable Bwat is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the phonetic combination of the initial consonant "ㅂ" (b) and the vowel "ㅘ" (wa) followed by the final consonant "ㅌ" (t), resulting in the sound "bwat". This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encompasses thousands of precomposed syllables that facilitate digital text processing and display for the Korean language. While not among the most frequently used syllables in contemporary Korean vocabulary, "봩" may appear in specific words, transcriptions of foreign terms, or specialized contexts where that particular syllabic sound is needed. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures consistent encoding and rendering across diverse platforms and software applications.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+BD29 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Bwat |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "봐" U+BD10 Hangul Syllable Bwa "ᇀ" U+11C0 Hangul Jongseong Thieuth |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 봩 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 봩 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0xB4 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xBD29 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000BD29 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ubd29 |