U+BF5D "뽝" Hangul Syllable Bbwag Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
뽝
U+BF5D "뽝" Hangul Syllable Bbwag is a single syllabic block in the Korean Hangul writing system, composed of the initial consonant 'ㅃ' (ssangbieup, a tense bilabial stop) and the vowel 'ㅘ' (wa, a diphthong) followed by the final consonant 'ㄱ' (giyeok, a velar stop). This syllable represents the sound /p͈wak/ and is primarily used in modern Korean as an onomatopoeic word, commonly employed to describe a sharp, explosive, or cracking sound, such as a slap, a gunshot, or something breaking. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard under the Hangul Syllables block ensures consistent digital representation and text processing for the Korean language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+BF5D |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Bbwag |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "뽜" U+BF5C Hangul Syllable Bbwa "ᆨ" U+11A8 Hangul Jongseong Kiyeok |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 뽝 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 뽝 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0xBD 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xBF5D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000BF5D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ubf5d |