U+116F "ᅯ" Hangul Jungseong Weo Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+116F "ᅯ" Hangul Jungseong Weo is a combining vowel letter used in the Korean Hangul script, specifically representing a single medial vowel sound formed by the combination of the basic vowels "w" and "eo," which is phonetically transcribed as [wʌ] or [wə]. This character does not stand alone but is employed in modern and historical Hangul syllables as one of the eleven compound vowel letters, occupying a position within a syllable block to denote a glide from a back rounded semivowel to a mid central unrounded vowel. It is part of the Hangul Jamo Unicode block and is essential for accurately writing and typing Korean words that contain this specific diphthong sound, such as in the word "괴다" though typically it appears in syllables like "눠" or "뭬". Understanding its role is crucial for proper digital encoding and rendering of Hangul text in computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+116F
Version Added 1.1
Name Hangul Jungseong Weo
Block Hangul Jamo
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᅯ
HTML Hex Encoding ᅯ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x85 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding 0x116F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000116F
C/C++/Java Escape \u116f

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Maybe
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Maybe
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Hangul V Jamo
Script Hangul
Script Extensions Hangul
Hangul Syllable Type Vowel Jamo
Jamo Short Name WEO
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=V
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter