U+AFE0 "꿠" Hangul Syllable Ggweols Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
꿠
U+AFE0 "꿠" Hangul Syllable Ggweols is a precomposed syllable in the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the sound “ggweols,” which is formed from the initial consonant “ㄲ” (a tensed “g”), the medial vowel “ㅝ” (“weo”), and the final consonant “ㄹㅅ” (“ls”). As part of the Unicode Hangul Syllables block, this character is used in written Korean to ensure consistent encoding of complete syllables, though it is relatively rare in everyday usage and may appear in specialized or historical texts. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the accurate digital representation of the entire syllabic inventory of the Korean language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AFE0 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ggweols |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "꿔" U+AFD4 Hangul Syllable Ggweo "ᆳ" U+11B3 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Sios |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 꿠 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 꿠 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xBF 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAFE0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AFE0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uafe0 |