U+B08C "낌" Hangul Syllable Ggim Unicode Character
U+B08C "낌" Hangul Syllable Ggim is a precomposed syllable from the modern Hangul script, which is used to write the Korean language. It represents the phonetic value "ggim," formed from the initial consonant "ㄲ" (a tensed or double "g/k" sound), the medial vowel "ㅣ" (pronounced like the "ee" in "see"), and the final consonant "ㅁ" (an "m" sound). In practical usage, this syllable appears in native Korean words and loanwords, often carrying meanings related to concepts of pressing, squeezing, or containment, as seen in terms like "낌새" (ggimsae), which means a sign or indication of something hidden. As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, it enables digital text representation and processing of Korean in computing environments, maintaining the structural integrity of the written language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+B08C |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Ggim |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "끼" U+B07C Hangul Syllable Ggi "ᆷ" U+11B7 Hangul Jongseong Mieum |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 낌 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 낌 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEB 0x82 0x8C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xB08C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000B08C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ub08c |