U+C0C8 "새" Hangul Syllable Sae Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
새
U+C0C8 "새" Hangul Syllable Sae is a precomposed syllable in the Korean writing system, representing the sound "sae" by combining the initial consonant ㅅ (s) with the vowel ㅐ (ae). This character is found in the Hangul Syllables block of the Unicode standard and is used in modern Korean to form numerous words, including the common noun for "bird" (새) as well as adjectives like "new" (새로운). Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates consistent digital representation and text processing across devices and platforms, ensuring that this essential Korean syllable can be displayed, stored, and transmitted accurately in global computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C0C8 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Sae |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ᄉ" U+1109 Hangul Choseong Sios "ᅢ" U+1162 Hangul Jungseong Ae |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 새 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 새 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x83 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC0C8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C0C8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc0c8 |