U+3269 "㉩" Circled Hangul Chieuch Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
㉩
U+3269 "㉩" Circled Hangul Chieuch is a typographic symbol representing the Korean alphabet letter "chieuch" (ㅊ) enclosed within a black circle, forming part of the CJK Compatibility block. This character is primarily used in East Asian text environments, particularly for creating numbered or lettered lists, labels, or visual markers that follow Korean alphabetical order. Its design integrates a Hangul consonant with a circular enclosure to enhance readability and aesthetic consistency in documents, menus, or signage, where it serves as a compact and culturally specific alternative to standard Latin or Arabic notation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+3269 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Circled Hangul Chieuch |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Circled Hangul Cieuc |
| Block | Enclosed CJK Letters and Months |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Circle |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ᄎ" U+110E Hangul Choseong Chieuch |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ㉩ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ㉩ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE3 0x89 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x3269 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00003269 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u3269 |
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 | "ᄎ" U+110E Hangul Choseong Chieuch |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "ᄎ" U+110E Hangul Choseong Chieuch |
| Script | Hangul |
| Script Extensions | Hangul |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |