U+3270 "㉰" Circled Hangul Tikeut A Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+3270 "㉰" Circled Hangul Tikeut A is a precomposed CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) compatibility ideograph that represents the Korean syllable "티" (ti) enclosed within a circle, corresponding to the initial consonant "ㅌ" (tikeut) combined with the vowel "ㅣ" (i) and labeled with an "A" for identification. It belongs to the Enclosed CJK Letters and Months block and is primarily used in East Asian typography for list markers, signage, or decorative numbering in contexts such as Korean telephone directories, product catalogs, or educational materials where a circled character provides visual distinction. This character is derived from earlier compatibility standards to ensure round-trip conversion with legacy character sets, though modern Unicode encourages the use of combining sequences or separate circled letters for broader flexibility. Its design helps maintain consistency in enclosed Korean syllable representation across digital and print media, particularly in South Korea where such

General Properties

Code Point U+3270
Version Added 1.1
Name Circled Hangul Tikeut A
Unicode 1.0 Name Circled Hangul Da
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 "ᄃ" U+1103 Hangul Choseong Tikeut
"ᅡ" U+1161 Hangul Jungseong A

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ㉰
HTML Hex Encoding ㉰
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE3 0x89 0xB0
UTF-16 Encoding 0x3270
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00003270
C/C++/Java Escape \u3270

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 "다" U+B2E4 Hangul Syllable Da
NFKC Simple Casefold "다" U+B2E4 Hangul Syllable Da
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