U+AF3C "꼼" Hangul Syllable Ggom Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
꼼
U+AF3C "꼼" Hangul Syllable Ggom is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, formed from the initial consonant "ㄲ" (a tense "kk" sound), the vowel "ㅗ" (a mid-back rounded "o"), and the final consonant "ㅁ" (bilabial "m"). Pronounced roughly as "ggom," it represents a single distinct phoneme in spoken Korean and can function as part of a larger word, such as in the verb "꼼지락거리다" (ggomjirakgeorida), which means to wriggle or squirm. As part of the Hangul Syllables block (U+AC00 to U+D7AF), this character exemplifies the systematic and logical design of Hangul, where syllables are stacked into square blocks to streamline writing and reading.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AF3C |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ggom |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "꼬" U+AF2C Hangul Syllable Ggo "ᆷ" U+11B7 Hangul Jongseong Mieum |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 꼼 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 꼼 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xBC 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAF3C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AF3C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uaf3c |