U+AE57 "깗" Hangul Syllable Ggalb Unicode Character
U+AE57 "깗" Hangul Syllable Ggalb is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "ggalb" pronounced with a tense initial consonant. It is formed from the initial consonant "ㄲ" (a double "g" or "kk"), the medial vowel "ㅏ" (a), and the final consonant "ㄼ" (an "lb" cluster pronounced as a single "l" before a consonant or at the end of a syllable). As part of the Hangul Syllables block, this character is used in written Korean to represent a specific phonetic combination, though it is a relatively uncommon syllable in everyday vocabulary. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for precise digital representation of the Hangul script, ensuring that even rare or specialized syllables can be accurately encoded and displayed.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AE57 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ggalb |
| 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 "ᆲ" U+11B2 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Pieup |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 깗 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 깗 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xB9 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAE57 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AE57 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uae57 |