U+AC5F "걟" Hangul Syllable Gyaelb Unicode Character
U+AC5F "걟" Hangul Syllable Gyaelb is a precomposed syllable in the Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic combination of the initial consonant "gy" (ᄀ with a yotization), the medial vowel "ae" (ᅢ), and the final consonant "lb" (ᆲ). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes 11,172 complete modern and archaic Korean syllables in a standardized order based on the traditional alphabet. Used primarily in the Korean language, "걟" may appear in historical texts, proper names, or specific vocabulary where such a complex syllable is required, though it is not common in modern everyday speech. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation and text processing across platforms, preserving the richness of the Hangul script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AC5F |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Gyaelb |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "걔" U+AC54 Hangul Syllable Gyae "ᆲ" U+11B2 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Pieup |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 걟 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 걟 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xB1 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAC5F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AC5F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uac5f |