U+AD1A "괚" Hangul Syllable Gwaegg Unicode Character
U+AD1A "괚" Hangul Syllable Gwaegg is a precomposed syllable from the modern Hangul block, representing the Korean sound "gwaegg" formed by the initial consonant "ㄱ" (g), the medial vowel "ㅙ" (wae), and the final consonant "ㄲ" (gg). This character is part of the Complete Hangul Syllables range in Unicode, which allows for the efficient encoding of over 11,000 possible syllable combinations used in the Korean writing system. While it is a valid and standardized Hangul syllable, it is relatively uncommon in contemporary Korean vocabulary, often appearing in specialized or historical linguistic contexts rather than everyday speech. The character's inclusion ensures that all theoretically possible modern Hangul syllables have a consistent digital representation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AD1A |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Gwaegg |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "괘" U+AD18 Hangul Syllable Gwae "ᆩ" U+11A9 Hangul Jongseong Ssangkiyeok |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 괚 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 괚 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xB4 0x9A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAD1A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AD1A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uad1a |