U+1177 "ᅷ" Hangul Jungseong A-U Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᅷ
U+1177 "ᅷ" Hangul Jungseong A-U is a combining vowel character used in the Korean writing system, specifically representing a diphthong that begins with the sound "a" and transitions to "u". It belongs to the Hangul Jamo block and functions as a mid to late component in syllable formation, typically placed below or to the right of an initial consonant character to create a complete Hangul syllable. This character was standardized as part of Unicode to support historical and modern Korean text, though its usage is less common in contemporary South Korean orthography compared to other vowel combinations.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1177 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Hangul Jungseong A-U |
| Block | Hangul Jamo |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᅷ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᅷ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x85 0xB7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1177 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001177 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1177 |