U+B8EC "룬" Hangul Syllable Run Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+B8EC "룬" Hangul Syllable Run is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul script, representing the phonetic value /run/. It is formed by combining the initial consonant "ㄹ" (rieul, sounding like an "r" or "l") with the vowel "ㅜ" (u) and the final consonant "ㄴ" (nieun, sounding like an "n"), creating a single ideographic block. In Korean, this syllable is used in various words, such as the English loanword "룬" (run), which can mean a run in sports or a magical rune, or in native Korean vocabulary like "룬" (run) referring to a type of game or sequence. Its inclusion in the Unicode Hangul Syllables block (AC00-D7AF) allows for efficient digital representation of this common Korean syllable.
General Properties
Code Point
U+B8EC
Name
Hangul Syllable Run
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
룬
HTML Hex Encoding
룬
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEB 0xA3 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding
0xB8EC
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000B8EC
C/C++/Java Escape
\ub8ec
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Hangul