U+BCF8 "" Hangul Syllable Bon Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+BCF8 "" Hangul Syllable Bon is a precomposed syllable in the Hangul script, representing the Korean sound "bon" as a combination of the initial consonant ㅂ (bieup) and the vowel ㅗ (o) with the final consonant ㄴ (nieun). It is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes all possible syllables formed by combining Korean jamo characters in a systematic manner. This specific syllable, 본, is commonly used in the Korean language to form words such as "본" meaning "origin" or "root" and appears in various contexts including names, academic terms, and everyday vocabulary. Its inclusion in Unicode enables consistent digital representation and text processing across different platforms and systems.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
본
HTML Hex Encoding
본
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEB 0xB3 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding
0xBCF8
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000BCF8
C/C++/Java Escape
\ubcf8