U+AF44 "꽄" Hangul Syllable Ggok Unicode Character
U+AF44 "꽄" Hangul Syllable Ggok is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic combination of the initial consonant "ㄲ" (a tense, double "g" or "k" sound) and the medial vowel "ㅗ" (the "o" sound as in "go") with the final consonant "ㄱ" (a "g" or "k" sound at the end of a syllable). Belonging to the Hangul Syllables block in the Unicode standard, this character is part of a comprehensive set of syllables arranged algorithmically to cover all possible phonetic combinations in the Korean alphabet. In practical use, it appears in Korean text for words or names that require this specific syllable, though it is less common than other syllables due to the relative rarity of tense consonant combinations. The character is displayed as a single glyph, allowing for efficient text processing and consistent rendering across digital platforms that support Korean language content.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AF44 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ggok |
| 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 "ᆿ" U+11BF Hangul Jongseong Khieukh |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 꽄 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 꽄 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xBD 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAF44 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AF44 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uaf44 |