U+1147 "ᅇ" Hangul Choseong Ssangieung Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1147 "ᅇ" Hangul Choseong Ssangieung is a consonant that appears in the initial, or choseong, position of a Korean syllable block and represents a doubled version of the letter "ieung." This character holds historical and typographic significance as it is used in the writing of the Korean language, particularly in the traditional orthography of Middle Korean, to indicate a fortis or tense consonant sound similar to a strongly articulated glottal stop. Although it is part of the Unicode standard to support complete digital representation of historical and modern Hangul, it is rarely used in contemporary standard Korean, having largely been replaced or merged with other letters in modern orthography. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that ancient texts, linguistic studies, and specialized typography can be accurately preserved and rendered across digital platforms.

General Properties

Code Point U+1147
Version Added 1.1
Name Hangul Choseong Ssangieung
Block Hangul Jamo
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᅇ
HTML Hex Encoding ᅇ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x85 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1147
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001147
C/C++/Java Escape \u1147

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Hangul L Jamo
East Asian Width Wide
Script Hangul
Script Extensions Hangul
Hangul Syllable Type Leading Jamo
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Hangul Syllable Type=L
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter