U+B062 "끢" Hangul Syllable Ggyigg Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+B062 "끢" Hangul Syllable Ggyigg is a precomposed Hangul syllable representing the Korean sound “gg-yi-gg,” formed by combining the initial consonant “ㄲ” (ssanggiyeok), the vowel “ㅣ” (i), and the final consonant “ㄲ” (ssanggiyeok). As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, this character encodes a distinct phonetic unit used in written Korean, primarily appearing in modern and historical texts where precise consonant tensing and final cluster closure are required. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that the syllable can be consistently represented, stored, and processed across digital platforms without needing separate combination of its component jamo, which would otherwise require complex rendering for accurate display.

General Properties

Code Point U+B062
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Ggyigg
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "끠" U+B060 Hangul Syllable Ggyi
"ᆩ" U+11A9 Hangul Jongseong Ssangkiyeok

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 끢
HTML Hex Encoding 끢
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEB 0x81 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding 0xB062
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000B062
C/C++/Java Escape \ub062

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Hangul LVT Syllable
East Asian Width Wide
Script Hangul
Script Extensions Hangul
Hangul Syllable Type LVT Syllable
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Hangul Syllable Type=LVT
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter