U+AF4B "꽋" Hangul Syllable Ggwags Unicode Character
U+AF4B "꽋" Hangul Syllable Ggwags is a specific precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "ggwag" by combining the initial consonant "ㄲ" (ssanggiyeok, a tense double 'g' sound), the vowel "ㅘ" (wa), and the final consonant "ㄳ" (giyeok-siot, a double final consonant cluster). This character is part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, which contains 11,172 precomposed syllables designed to represent every possible legal combination of initial, medial, and final jamo in standard Korean orthography. While it is a valid and encoded syllable, "꽋" is extremely rare in actual Korean usage, appearing almost exclusively in specialized or historical contexts, as its pronunciation and final consonant cluster make it uncommon in everyday vocabulary.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AF4B |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ggwags |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "꽈" U+AF48 Hangul Syllable Ggwa "ᆪ" U+11AA Hangul Jongseong Kiyeok-Sios |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 꽋 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 꽋 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xBD 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAF4B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AF4B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uaf4b |