U+AD2F "괯" Hangul Syllable Gwaec Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+AD2F "괯" Hangul Syllable Gwaec is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic combination of the initial consonant "ㄱ" (g), the medial vowel "ㅙ" (wae), and the final consonant "ᆿ" (k). This syllable, pronounced approximately as "gwaek" in English, is a rarely used sound in Korean, but it remains part of the standard Hangul syllabary defined in Unicode, allowing for precise textual representation and digital encoding of the Korean language across various platforms and devices.

General Properties

Code Point U+AD2F
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Gwaec
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
"ᆾ" U+11BE Hangul Jongseong Chieuch

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 괯
HTML Hex Encoding 괯
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0xB4 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding 0xAD2F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000AD2F
C/C++/Java Escape \uad2f

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Hangul LVT Syllable
East Asian Width Wide
Script Hangul
Script Extensions Hangul
Hangul Syllable Type LVT Syllable
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Hangul Syllable Type=LVT
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter