U+AE42 "깂" Hangul Syllable Gibs Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+AE42 "깂" Hangul Syllable Gibs is a precomposed Hangul syllable representing the Korean sound "gibs," formed by combining the initial consonant "기역" (giyeok, equivalent to 'g'), the vowel "이" (i, like the 'ee' in 'see'), and the final consonant "비읍 시옷" (bieup-siot, a double final consonant cluster representing a 'bs' sound). This specific syllable does not commonly appear as a standalone word in modern standard Korean vocabulary, but it is included in the Unicode Hangul Syllables block to ensure comprehensive encoding of all possible syllable combinations following the Korean writing system's orthographic rules, allowing for accurate digital representation of archaic or technical texts.

General Properties

Code Point U+AE42
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Gibs
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "기" U+AE30 Hangul Syllable Gi
"ᆹ" U+11B9 Hangul Jongseong Pieup-Sios

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 깂
HTML Hex Encoding 깂
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0xB9 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding 0xAE42
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000AE42
C/C++/Java Escape \uae42

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