U+C144 "셄" Hangul Syllable Sels Unicode Character
U+C144 "셄" Hangul Syllable Sels is a precomposed syllable in the Korean Hangul writing system, formed by combining the initial consonant “ㅅ” (s), the medial vowel “ㅔ” (e), and the final consonant “ㄹㅅ” (ls), with the “ls” representing a composite final consonant cluster. As part of the Hangul Syllables block in Unicode, this character represents a specific phonetic unit used in the Korean language, though it is not among the most common syllables encountered in modern Korean text, as many precomposed syllables are included for comprehensive coverage of theoretical Hangul combinations. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures consistent digital representation and text processing across platforms, supporting the full range of historical and linguistic possibilities in Hangul typography.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+C144 |
| Version Added | 2.0 |
| Name | Hangul Syllable Sels |
| Block | Hangul Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Canonical |
| Decomposition Mapping | "세" U+C138 Hangul Syllable Se "ᆳ" U+11B3 Hangul Jongseong Rieul-Sios |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 셄 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 셄 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEC 0x85 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xC144 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000C144 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uc144 |