U+AFB3 "꾳" Hangul Syllable Ggyoc Unicode Character
U+AFB3 "꾳" Hangul Syllable Ggyoc is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound "gg-yo" or "ggyoc" as a single block. This character is formed by combining the initial consonant "ㄲ" (a tense or double "g" sound in Revised Romanization) with the vowel "ㅛ" (a "yo" sound) and the final consonant "ㄱ" (a "g" or "k" sound), though in standard modern Korean the syllable is not commonly used in everyday vocabulary. As part of the Hangul Syllables Unicode block (ranging from U+AC00 to U+D7AF), it follows the systematic encoding order of the Korean alphabet, where syllables are arranged algorithmically based on their initial, medial, and final components. This specific syllable exemplifies the comprehensive unification of Korean characters in Unicode, enabling consistent digital representation and rendering across various platforms and devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AFB3 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ggyoc |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "꾜" U+AF9C Hangul Syllable Ggyo "ᆾ" U+11BE Hangul Jongseong Chieuch |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 꾳 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 꾳 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xBE 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAFB3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AFB3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uafb3 |