U+BF48 "뽈" Hangul Syllable Bbol Unicode Character
U+BF48 "뽈" Hangul Syllable Bbol is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, specifically representing the sound "bbol." This character is formed from the initial consonant "ㅃ" (a tense, double bilabial plosive) and the vowel "ㅗ" (a mid-back rounded vowel), combined with the final consonant "ㄹ" (an alveolar tap or lateral approximant). As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which systematically encodes all possible syllable combinations of the Korean alphabet, "뽈" is used in written Korean to denote words or morphemes where this particular pronunciation occurs, though it is not among the most common syllables in everyday vocabulary. Its inclusion ensures consistent digital representation and rendering across platforms and applications that support Korean text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+BF48 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Bbol |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "뽀" U+BF40 Hangul Syllable Bbo "ᆯ" U+11AF Hangul Jongseong Rieul |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 뽈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 뽈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0xBD 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xBF48 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000BF48 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ubf48 |