U+118E "ᆎ" Hangul Jungseong Yu-A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+118E "ᆎ" Hangul Jungseong Yu-A is a combining vowel letter used in the Hangul script for the Korean language, representing a diphthong sound that combines the vowel "yu" and the vowel "a." It is part of the Hangul Jamo block and specifically classified as a jungseong, or a medial vowel jamo, which is not intended for independent use but rather to be combined with an initial consonant jamo to form a complete Hangul syllable block. This character originates from historical and modern Korean orthography, where it is employed to accurately transcribe a specific vowel glide that occurs in certain Korean words, particularly in transliterations of foreign languages or in dialectal pronunciations. As a composition of two vowel elements, it follows the traditional Korean writing principle of stacking or sequencing jamo to represent complex vowel sounds within a single syllable.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᆎ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᆎ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x86 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x118E |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000118E |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u118e |
Unicode Properties