U+ACB1 "겱" Hangul Syllable Gyeolg Unicode Character
U+ACB1 "겱" Hangul Syllable Gyeolg is a precomposed syllable in the Hangul script, representing the sound "gyeolg" as it appears in the Korean writing system. It is part of the Hangul Syllables block, which encodes all possible syllables formed by combining initial consonants, medial vowels, and final consonants in the Korean alphabet. This specific character is constructed from the initial consonant "ㄱ" (g), the medial vowel "ㅕ" (yeo), and the final consonant "ㄺ" (lg), forming a single block that is used in written Korean words. While it is a valid syllable in the Unicode standard, "겱" is a relatively rare or archaic syllable in modern Korean language usage, often appearing in historical texts or specialized vocabulary rather than everyday speech. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that all possible Hangul syllables are represented for digital text processing and preservation of the Korean written heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+ACB1 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Gyeolg |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "겨" U+ACA8 Hangul Syllable Gyeo "ᆰ" U+11B0 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Kiyeok |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 겱 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 겱 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xB2 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xACB1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000ACB1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uacb1 |