U+AEC7 "껇" Hangul Syllable Ggeolb Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
껇
U+AEC7 "껇" Hangul Syllable Ggeolb is a single Hangul syllable in the Korean writing system, representing the sound "ggeolb" (pronounced with a tensed initial "gg" sound, a middle "eo" vowel, and a final "lb" consonant cluster). It is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which encodes precomposed syllables combining initial consonants, vowels, and final consonants according to the rules of Korean orthography. This specific syllable is used in written Korean to form words or morphemes, though it is relatively rare compared to more common syllables. The character demonstrates the systematic way Unicode organizes the over 11,000 possible Hangul syllables, ensuring consistent encoding and rendering across digital platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AEC7 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ggeolb |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "꺼" U+AEBC Hangul Syllable Ggeo "ᆲ" U+11B2 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Pieup |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 껇 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 껇 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xBB 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAEC7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AEC7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uaec7 |