U+AF28 "꼨" Hangul Syllable Ggyek Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+AF28 "꼨" Hangul Syllable Ggyek is a precomposed Hangul syllable that represents the Korean syllable "ggyek," formed by combining the initial consonant 쌍기역 (ssanggiyeok, a double "g" sound) with the vowel ㅖ (ye) and the final consonant ㄱ (giyeok). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, specifically encoded to support the Korean writing system for words or morphemes where this precise syllabic combination occurs. It is typically used in modern Korean text in a limited capacity, as such clusters are not as common as simpler syllables, but it ensures accurate representation and processing of the language in digital environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+AF28
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Ggyek
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
"ᆿ" U+11BF Hangul Jongseong Khieukh

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 꼨
HTML Hex Encoding 꼨
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0xBC 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding 0xAF28
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000AF28
C/C++/Java Escape \uaf28

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