U+AFC8 "꿈" Hangul Syllable Ggum Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
꿈
U+AFC8 "꿈" Hangul Syllable Ggum is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean writing system, representing the sound "ggum" with a tense initial consonant. It is composed of the initial consonant "ㄲ" (a double or tensed "g"), the medial vowel "ㅜ" (the vowel "u"), and the final consonant "ㅁ" (the consonant "m"). This syllable is most famously recognized as the Korean word for "dream" (꿈), carrying deep cultural and poetic significance as a symbol of aspirations, desires, and the subconscious in Korean literature, songs, and everyday expression.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AFC8 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ggum |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "꾸" U+AFB8 Hangul Syllable Ggu "ᆷ" U+11B7 Hangul Jongseong Mieum |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 꿈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 꿈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xBF 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAFC8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AFC8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uafc8 |