U+C0F9 "샹" Hangul Syllable Syang Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+C0F9 "샹" Hangul Syllable Syang is a precomposed syllable from the modern Korean Hangul writing system, representing the phonetic sound "syang." This character is formed by combining the initial consonant letter "ㅅ" (siot), the medial vowel "ㅑ" (ya), and the final consonant "ㅇ" (ieung), which together create a single syllable block. In the Unicode standard, it belongs to the Hangul Syllables block, which contains a comprehensive set of all possible syllables constructed from the basic and compound jamo characters of the Korean alphabet. While "샹" is not among the most frequently used syllables in contemporary Korean, it does appear in certain loanwords, literary contexts, or regional terms, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation and text processing across platforms and languages.

General Properties

Code Point U+C0F9
Version Added 2.0
Name Hangul Syllable Syang
Block Hangul Syllables
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Canonical
Decomposition Mapping "샤" U+C0E4 Hangul Syllable Sya
"ᆼ" U+11BC Hangul Jongseong Ieung

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 샹
HTML Hex Encoding 샹
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEC 0x83 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding 0xC0F9
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000C0F9
C/C++/Java Escape \uc0f9

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