U+C6B0 "우" Hangul Syllable U Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
우
U+C6B0 "우" Hangul Syllable U is a precomposed syllable in the Hangul script, representing the Korean sound "u" as in the English word "shoe." It is formed by combining the consonant ㅇ (ieung) as the initial with the vowel ㅜ (u) as the medial, and no final consonant (batchim). This character is widely used in the Korean language, appearing in common words such as "우유" (milk) and "우리" (we or our). As part of the Unicode standard, U+C6B0 allows for the consistent encoding and display of Korean text across digital platforms and systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C6B0 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable U |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ᄋ" U+110B Hangul Choseong Ieung "ᅮ" U+116E Hangul Jungseong U |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 우 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 우 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x9A 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC6B0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C6B0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc6b0 |