U+C619 "옙" Hangul Syllable Yeb Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
옙
U+C619 "옙" Hangul Syllable Yeb is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "yeb." It is formed from the initial consonant ㅇ (a silent placeholder in initial position), the vowel ㅖ (ye), and the final consonant ㅂ (b). As part of the Hangul Syllables block, this character is used in the Korean language to write words or morphemes that require that specific phonetic combination, such as in certain native Korean terms or in the transcription of foreign words. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper digital representation and interoperability across platforms for Korean text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C619 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Yeb |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "예" U+C608 Hangul Syllable Ye "ᆸ" U+11B8 Hangul Jongseong Pieup |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 옙 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 옙 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x98 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC619 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C619 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc619 |