U+BE00 "븀" Hangul Syllable Byum Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+BE00 "븀" Hangul Syllable Byum is a precomposed syllable representing the Korean sound 'byum,' which combines the initial consonant 'bieup' (ㅂ) with the medial vowel 'yu' (ㅠ) and the final consonant 'mieum' (ㅁ) to form a single character block. As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, this character was introduced to support the efficient encoding of the Korean writing system, where syllables are composed systematically from jamo components. While not among the most frequently used syllables in modern Korean, "븀" may appear in specialized vocabulary, transliterations, or older texts, and its inclusion ensures comprehensive coverage for digital text processing and typography across platforms.

General Properties

Code Point U+BE00
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Byum
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "뷰" U+BDF0 Hangul Syllable Byu
"ᆷ" U+11B7 Hangul Jongseong Mieum

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 븀
HTML Hex Encoding 븀
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEB 0xB8 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding 0xBE00
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000BE00
C/C++/Java Escape \ube00

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