U+AE4F "깏" Hangul Syllable Ggags Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+AE4F "깏" Hangul Syllable Ggags is a precomposed syllable in the Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "ggags" formed by the initial consonant "ㄲ" (a tense or double 'g/k'), the vowel "ㅏ" (the low central vowel 'a'), and the final consonant "ㄳ" (a cluster pronounced as 'ks' or 'gt' in Korean). It is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which contains 11,172 syllables arranged in a systematic order based on the Korean alphabet's consonant and vowel combinations. This specific syllable is rarely used in modern Korean vocabulary, as it typically appears in specialized contexts such as archaic spellings, onomatopoeia, or transliterations, and its presence in Unicode ensures consistent representation and rendering across digital platforms for preserving linguistic accuracy.

General Properties

Code Point U+AE4F
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Ggags
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "까" U+AE4C Hangul Syllable Gga
"ᆪ" U+11AA Hangul Jongseong Kiyeok-Sios

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 깏
HTML Hex Encoding 깏
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0xB9 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding 0xAE4F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000AE4F
C/C++/Java Escape \uae4f

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