U+ADAD "궭" Hangul Syllable Gwelg Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
궭
U+ADAD "궭" Hangul Syllable Gwelg is a composite character from the modern Korean Hangul script, specifically a precomposed syllable formed by the initial consonant "ㄱ" (g), the medial vowel "ㅞ" (we), and the final consonant "ㄺ" (lg). This syllable, pronounced approximately as "gwelg" in standard Korean, is not a common standalone word in everyday language but is utilized in specialized contexts such as historical texts, linguistic studies, or certain technical transliterations. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation across platforms for accurate rendering of Korean writing, particularly in rare or archaic syllable combinations.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+ADAD |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Gwelg |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "궤" U+ADA4 Hangul Syllable Gwe "ᆰ" U+11B0 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Kiyeok |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 궭 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 궭 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xB6 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xADAD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000ADAD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uadad |