U+AF1B "꼛" Hangul Syllable Ggyelb Unicode Character
U+AF1B "꼛" Hangul Syllable Ggyelb is a precomposed syllable in the modern Hangul writing system used for the Korean language, representing the phonetic sound "ggyelb". This character belongs to the Unicode block Hangul Syllables (AC00–D7AF), which encompasses 11,172 precomposed syllables formed by combining Korean initial consonants, vowels, and final consonants. Specifically, "꼛" is composed of the initial consonant "ㄲ" (a tensed or double "g/k" sound), the vowel "ㅖ" (a diphthong pronounced "ye"), and the final consonant cluster "ㄼ" (pronounced as "lb" or just "l" in syllable-final position). As a precomposed form, it allows for efficient text processing and display without requiring dynamic combination of individual jamo characters, ensuring consistent rendering across different platforms and applications.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AF1B |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ggyelb |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "꼐" U+AF10 Hangul Syllable Ggye "ᆲ" U+11B2 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Pieup |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 꼛 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 꼛 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xBC 0x9B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAF1B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AF1B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uaf1b |