U+1188 "ᆈ" Hangul Jungseong Yo-I Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1188 "ᆈ" Hangul Jungseong Yo-I is a composite vowel symbol used in the modern Hangul script for writing the Korean language, specifically representing the diphthong formed by combining the vowel "yo" (ㅛ) and the vowel "i" (ㅣ). This character belongs to the category of "Hangul Jungseong," which denotes medial vowels that appear in the middle of a Korean syllable block. In practice, it is employed to transcribe certain phonetic nuances or loanwords, though its usage is relatively rare compared to more common Hangul vowels. It is encoded in the Unicode standard to ensure consistent digital representation and rendering across different devices and platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1188 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Hangul Jungseong Yo-I |
| Block | Hangul Jamo |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᆈ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᆈ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x86 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1188 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001188 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1188 |