U+AC8D "겍" Hangul Syllable Geg Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
겍
U+AC8D "겍" Hangul Syllable Geg is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic value "geg." It is formed by combining the initial consonant "ㄱ" (giyeok), the medial vowel "ㅔ" (e), and the final consonant "ㄱ" (giyeok), which together produce a single syllabic block. This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which includes all possible precomposed syllables for the Korean alphabet, and it is used primarily for writing the Korean language in digital text. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent representation across different platforms and devices, facilitating accurate reading and typing of Korean words that contain this specific syllable.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AC8D |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Geg |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "게" U+AC8C Hangul Syllable Ge "ᆨ" U+11A8 Hangul Jongseong Kiyeok |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 겍 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 겍 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xB2 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAC8D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AC8D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uac8d |