U+11AA "ᆪ" Hangul Jongseong Kiyeok-Sios Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+11AA "ᆪ" Hangul Jongseong Kiyeok-Sios is a Korean Hangul syllable block component representing the final consonant cluster formed by combining "Kiyeok" (ㄱ) and "Sios" (ㅅ) in the terminal or "jongseong" position of a syllable. This character is used in the modern South Korean standard orthography to accurately represent the pronunciation of certain words where this consonant cluster occurs, such as in verbal conjugations or compound nouns, ensuring that the distinct sound of the sequence /k/ followed by /s/ is preserved in written form. It is part of the Unicode Hangul Jamo block, which encodes individual letters and conjoining jamo used for crafting complete Hangul syllables, and thus plays a specific role in the precise transcription of the Korean language.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᆪ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᆪ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x86 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x11AA |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000011AA |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u11aa |
Unicode Properties