U+B05A "끚" Hangul Syllable Ggeuj Unicode Character
U+B05A "끚" Hangul Syllable Ggeuj is a precomposed syllable representing the Korean Hangul block "끚" which is pronounced as "ggeuj" with a tense initial consonant. Its Unicode encoding allows it to function as a single code point, combining the initial consonant "ㄲ" (ssanggiyeok), the medial vowel "ㅡ" (eu), and the final consonant "ㅈ" (jieut) into one unified character. As part of the Hangul Syllables block, it appears in modern Korean text, particularly in words or inflected verb forms that use the "ggeuj" sound, such as in the verb "끓다" (to boil) after certain grammatical transformations, though "끚" itself is less common in everyday vocabulary. This character ensures consistent display and processing across devices and platforms, preserving the integrity of written Korean without requiring separate composition of its component jamo.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B05A |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ggeuj |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "끄" U+B044 Hangul Syllable Ggeu "ᆽ" U+11BD Hangul Jongseong Cieuc |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 끚 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 끚 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0x81 0x9A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB05A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B05A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub05a |