U+1158 "ᅘ" Hangul Choseong Ssanghieuh Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1158 "ᅘ" Hangul Choseong Ssanghieuh is a modern, non initial consonant in the Korean Hangul writing system, representing a doubled or tense version of the hieuh sound. It was introduced as part of the Unicode standard to support the full range of phonetic distinctions in the Korean alphabet, specifically for the consonant that is pronounced with a stronger, reinforced articulation. This character belongs to the Hangul Jamo block and is used exclusively as a leading consonant, or choseong, in syllable blocks, enabling precise representation of the Korean tense consonant series. Its inclusion helps ensure accurate digital text rendering for historical and specialized linguistic contexts, particularly in Middle Korean or scholarly transcriptions.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᅘ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᅘ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x85 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1158 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001158 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1158 |
Unicode Properties