U+ACF7 "곷" Hangul Syllable Goc Unicode Character
U+ACF7 "곷" Hangul Syllable Goc is a precomposed syllable in the Hangul script, representing the Korean sound "goc" which is formed by combining the initial consonant "ㄱ" (giyeok), the medial vowel "ㅗ" (o), and the final consonant "ㅊ" (chieut). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which includes all possible syllabic combinations of the modern Korean alphabet. While "곷" is a valid and distinct syllable in the writing system, it is not commonly used in modern standard Korean vocabulary, making it a less frequent character encountered in everyday text or literature. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures comprehensive support for the Korean writing system, preserving the ability to represent and process all syllabic forms as needed for historical, technical, or linguistic purposes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+ACF7 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Goc |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "고" U+ACE0 Hangul Syllable Go "ᆾ" U+11BE Hangul Jongseong Chieuch |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 곷 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 곷 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xB3 0xB7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xACF7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000ACF7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uacf7 |