U+BD23 "봣" Hangul Syllable Bwas Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+BD23 "봣" Hangul Syllable Bwas is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the phonetic combination of the initial consonant “b” (ㅂ), the medial vowel “wa” (ㅘ), and the final consonant “s” (ㅅ). This specific form, known as a jamo composition, is encoded as a single character to simplify text processing and display, as it is part of a standardized syllabic block that allows Korean script to be typed and rendered efficiently across digital platforms. The syllable itself is a valid, though not highly frequent, component of Korean vocabulary, appearing in certain verbal conjugations or loanword transcriptions where the sound “bwas” is needed.
General Properties
Code Point
U+BD23
Name
Hangul Syllable Bwas
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
봣
HTML Hex Encoding
봣
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEB 0xB4 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding
0xBD23
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000BD23
C/C++/Java Escape
\ubd23
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Hangul