U+313A "ㄺ" Hangul Letter Rieul-Kiyeok Unicode Character

U+313A "ㄺ" Hangul Letter Rieul-Kiyeok is a composite consonant in the Korean Hangul writing system, representing a double final consonant cluster that combines the sounds of a "rieul" (ㄹ) and a "kiyeok" (ㄱ). It is classified under the Hangul Compatibility Jamo block, which was designed for compatibility with pre-existing Korean character encoding standards. This specific letter is primarily used in the final position of a syllable block, where it indicates a complex coda sound that transitions from an "l" or "r" sound to a "g" or "k" sound, affecting pronunciation in Korean words such as "닭" (dak, meaning chicken). As part of the Unicode standard, it ensures consistent representation of Korean text across digital platforms and systems.

General Properties

Code Point	U+313A
Version Added	1.1
Name	Hangul Letter Rieul-Kiyeok
Unicode 1.0 Name	Hangul Letter Lieul Giyeog
Block	Hangul Compatibility Jamo
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Compat
Decomposition Mapping	"ᆰ" U+11B0 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Kiyeok

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ㄺ
HTML Hex Encoding	ㄺ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE3 0x84 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding	0x313A
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000313A
C/C++/Java Escape	\u313a

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Ideographic
East Asian Width	Wide
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"ᆰ" U+11B0 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Kiyeok
NFKC Simple Casefold	"ᆰ" U+11B0 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Kiyeok
Script	Hangul
Script Extensions	Hangul
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	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	OLetter